Political Staff
- The minister now has a 17-member staff contingent, which includes Carolyn Svonkin as director of communications and Bryn de Chastelain as director of operations.
FeatureBY | August 20, 2025
FeatureBY | August 20, 2025
- The minister now has a 17-member staff contingent, which includes Carolyn Svonkin as director of communications and Bryn de Chastelain as director of operations.
FeatureBY | August 20, 2025
- The minister now has a 17-member staff contingent, which includes Carolyn Svonkin as director of communications and Bryn de Chastelain as director of operations.
- The team so far includes director of Indigenous relations Kristen Moar, director of operations Chantal Tshimanga, and director of communications Jérémy Collard.
FeatureBY | August 18, 2025
FeatureBY | August 18, 2025
- The team so far includes director of Indigenous relations Kristen Moar, director of operations Chantal Tshimanga, and director of communications Jérémy Collard.
FeatureBY | August 18, 2025
- The team so far includes director of Indigenous relations Kristen Moar, director of operations Chantal Tshimanga, and director of communications Jérémy Collard.
- Mary-Liz Power is director of policy to Housing Minister Gregor Robertson, while Reeha Korpal leads work related to the minister's Pacific Economic Development Canada
FeatureBY | August 13, 2025
FeatureBY | August 13, 2025
- Mary-Liz Power is director of policy to Housing Minister Gregor Robertson, while Reeha Korpal leads work related to the minister's Pacific Economic Development Canada
FeatureBY | August 13, 2025
- Mary-Liz Power is director of policy to Housing Minister Gregor Robertson, while Reeha Korpal leads work related to the minister's Pacific Economic Development Canada
- Morgan MacDougall-Milne continues as director of litigation to the federal justice minister, while Keiran Gibbs has returned to the file as director of policy.
FeatureBY | August 11, 2025
FeatureBY | August 11, 2025
- Morgan MacDougall-Milne continues as director of litigation to the federal justice minister, while Keiran Gibbs has returned to the file as director of policy.
FeatureBY | August 11, 2025
- Morgan MacDougall-Milne continues as director of litigation to the federal justice minister, while Keiran Gibbs has returned to the file as director of policy.
- Elizabeth Cheesbrough has been named deputy chief of staff and director of policy to the minister, while Lisa Cheskes reprises her role as director
FeatureBY | August 4, 2025
FeatureBY | August 4, 2025
- Elizabeth Cheesbrough has been named deputy chief of staff and director of policy to the minister, while Lisa Cheskes reprises her role as director
FeatureBY | August 4, 2025
- Elizabeth Cheesbrough has been named deputy chief of staff and director of policy to the minister, while Lisa Cheskes reprises her role as director
- For one, Sandenga Yeba has been named deputy chief of staff and director of policy to the first-time minister.
FeatureBY | July 28, 2025
FeatureBY | July 28, 2025
- For one, Sandenga Yeba has been named deputy chief of staff and director of policy to the first-time minister.
FeatureBY | July 28, 2025
- For one, Sandenga Yeba has been named deputy chief of staff and director of policy to the first-time minister.
- Max Valiquette will work alongside PMO communications chief Vanessa Hage-Moussa, and Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, who's been promoted to media relations director, according to a government
- Max Valiquette will work alongside PMO communications chief Vanessa Hage-Moussa, and Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, who's been promoted to media relations director, according to a government
- Max Valiquette will work alongside PMO communications chief Vanessa Hage-Moussa, and Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, who's been promoted to media relations director, according to a government
- Plus, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has promoted a new press secretary in his office, and there are additions to note for Heritage Minister and
FeatureBY | November 14, 2022
FeatureBY | November 14, 2022
- Plus, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has promoted a new press secretary in his office, and there are additions to note for Heritage Minister and
FeatureBY | November 14, 2022
- Plus, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has promoted a new press secretary in his office, and there are additions to note for Heritage Minister and
- The trade minister has also promoted a new director of communications within her office, after Jennifer Kuss exited to become chief of staff to
FeatureBY | November 7, 2022
FeatureBY | November 7, 2022
- The trade minister has also promoted a new director of communications within her office, after Jennifer Kuss exited to become chief of staff to
FeatureBY | November 7, 2022
- The trade minister has also promoted a new director of communications within her office, after Jennifer Kuss exited to become chief of staff to
- A slate of former cabinet chiefs of staff are now filling senior roles in Mark Carney’s office, including deputy directors of policy Shaili Patel
FeatureBY | July 23, 2025
FeatureBY | July 23, 2025
- A slate of former cabinet chiefs of staff are now filling senior roles in Mark Carney’s office, including deputy directors of policy Shaili Patel
FeatureBY | July 23, 2025
- A slate of former cabinet chiefs of staff are now filling senior roles in Mark Carney’s office, including deputy directors of policy Shaili Patel
- Plus, Kieran Steede has been named director of operations and international affairs, and former PMO spokesperson Jenna Ghassabeh is communications director.
FeatureBY | July 21, 2025
FeatureBY | July 21, 2025
- Plus, Kieran Steede has been named director of operations and international affairs, and former PMO spokesperson Jenna Ghassabeh is communications director.
FeatureBY | July 21, 2025
- Plus, Kieran Steede has been named director of operations and international affairs, and former PMO spokesperson Jenna Ghassabeh is communications director.
- Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.
FeatureBY | July 16, 2025
FeatureBY | July 16, 2025
- Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.
FeatureBY | July 16, 2025
- Plus, an updated look at National Defence Minister David McGuinty’s office where Andrew Green has been named director of operations.
- Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
FeatureBY | July 14, 2025
FeatureBY | July 14, 2025
- Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
FeatureBY | July 14, 2025
- Plus, AI and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon has made progress in staffing up his new office, and Rob Jamieson is chief of staff
- Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.
FeatureBY | July 10, 2025
FeatureBY | July 10, 2025
- Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.
FeatureBY | July 10, 2025
- Staffers currently leading Champagne’s policy team previously worked for the ministers of international trade, innovation, and housing.
- The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
FeatureBY | July 7, 2025
FeatureBY | July 7, 2025
- The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
FeatureBY | July 7, 2025
- The ground continues to shift on the Canada-United States trade front, so it’s a good thing Canada-U.S. Trade and One Canadian Economy Minister Dominic
- For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.
FeatureBY | June 23, 2025
FeatureBY | June 23, 2025
- For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.
FeatureBY | June 23, 2025
- For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.
- Hursh Jaswal is once again a chief of staff, this time to Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai.
FeatureBY | June 18, 2025
FeatureBY | June 18, 2025
- Hursh Jaswal is once again a chief of staff, this time to Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai.
FeatureBY | June 18, 2025
- Hursh Jaswal is once again a chief of staff, this time to Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai.
- Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.
- Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.
- Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired Kyle Allen to oversee communications.
- First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden's team.
FeatureBY | June 11, 2025
FeatureBY | June 11, 2025
- First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden's team.
FeatureBY | June 11, 2025
- First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden's team.
- Steven Guilbeault has scooped up a former PMO spokesperson to run his Quebec lieutenant office, and has made progress staffing up his culture and
FeatureBY | June 11, 2025
FeatureBY | June 11, 2025
- Steven Guilbeault has scooped up a former PMO spokesperson to run his Quebec lieutenant office, and has made progress staffing up his culture and
FeatureBY | June 11, 2025
- Steven Guilbeault has scooped up a former PMO spokesperson to run his Quebec lieutenant office, and has made progress staffing up his culture and
- Marc-André Blanchard will take over as chief of staff to the prime minister in July.
FeatureBY | June 9, 2025
FeatureBY | June 9, 2025
- Marc-André Blanchard will take over as chief of staff to the prime minister in July.
FeatureBY | June 9, 2025
- Marc-André Blanchard will take over as chief of staff to the prime minister in July.
- The latest list includes Cory Pike, who has been tapped as chief of staff to Defence Minister David McGuinty. The latest five bring the
FeatureBY | June 3, 2025
FeatureBY | June 3, 2025
- The latest list includes Cory Pike, who has been tapped as chief of staff to Defence Minister David McGuinty. The latest five bring the
FeatureBY | June 3, 2025
- The latest list includes Cory Pike, who has been tapped as chief of staff to Defence Minister David McGuinty. The latest five bring the
- Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight are among those who have elevated first-time chiefs of staff.
FeatureBY | June 2, 2025
FeatureBY | June 2, 2025
- Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight are among those who have elevated first-time chiefs of staff.
FeatureBY | June 2, 2025
- Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight are among those who have elevated first-time chiefs of staff.
- Never lose sight of the prime directive: you want to put in place a team to deal with an inordinate number of complicated files
- Never lose sight of the prime directive: you want to put in place a team to deal with an inordinate number of complicated files
- Never lose sight of the prime directive: you want to put in place a team to deal with an inordinate number of complicated files
- The list includes some first-time chiefs of staff, along with plenty of familiar faces.
FeatureBY | May 29, 2025
FeatureBY | May 29, 2025
- The list includes some first-time chiefs of staff, along with plenty of familiar faces.
FeatureBY | May 29, 2025
- The list includes some first-time chiefs of staff, along with plenty of familiar faces.
- Elections mean changeover among the Hill’s staffing ranks, and aides across the partisan divide have been saying their goodbyes.
FeatureBY | May 26, 2025
FeatureBY | May 26, 2025
- Elections mean changeover among the Hill’s staffing ranks, and aides across the partisan divide have been saying their goodbyes.
FeatureBY | May 26, 2025
- Elections mean changeover among the Hill’s staffing ranks, and aides across the partisan divide have been saying their goodbyes.
- Jenni Byrne, the former Conservative campaign director and a close confidante of Pierre Poilievre, is facing criticism for the party’s failure to win the
- Jenni Byrne, the former Conservative campaign director and a close confidante of Pierre Poilievre, is facing criticism for the party’s failure to win the
- Jenni Byrne, the former Conservative campaign director and a close confidante of Pierre Poilievre, is facing criticism for the party’s failure to win the
- Change is in the air on Parliament Hill, and while many members of Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole’s office are resuming their posts, Hill Climbers
FeatureBY | October 28, 2021
FeatureBY | October 28, 2021
- Change is in the air on Parliament Hill, and while many members of Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole’s office are resuming their posts, Hill Climbers
FeatureBY | October 28, 2021
- Change is in the air on Parliament Hill, and while many members of Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole’s office are resuming their posts, Hill Climbers
- Elections often see staffers step out from behind the curtain to make a go of running for office—this year was no different, and among
FeatureBY | October 4, 2021
FeatureBY | October 4, 2021
- Elections often see staffers step out from behind the curtain to make a go of running for office—this year was no different, and among
FeatureBY | October 4, 2021
- Elections often see staffers step out from behind the curtain to make a go of running for office—this year was no different, and among
- I worked at Queen’s Park as a political staffer at the beginning of my career; it was the most terrifying and rewarding experience of
- I worked at Queen’s Park as a political staffer at the beginning of my career; it was the most terrifying and rewarding experience of
- I worked at Queen’s Park as a political staffer at the beginning of my career; it was the most terrifying and rewarding experience of
- Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand and her office have had a busy year-and-a-half, and with an anticipated federal election on the horizon,
FeatureBY | August 12, 2021
FeatureBY | August 12, 2021
- Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand and her office have had a busy year-and-a-half, and with an anticipated federal election on the horizon,
FeatureBY | August 12, 2021
- Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand and her office have had a busy year-and-a-half, and with an anticipated federal election on the horizon,
- Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan has a pair of new aides in his ministerial office, with Mark Duggan recently brought on board as a
FeatureBY | August 9, 2021
FeatureBY | August 9, 2021
- Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan has a pair of new aides in his ministerial office, with Mark Duggan recently brought on board as a
FeatureBY | August 9, 2021
- Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan has a pair of new aides in his ministerial office, with Mark Duggan recently brought on board as a
- Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal is in need of a new press secretary, following Antoine Tremblay’s recent departure from the role. Last week saw
FeatureBY | August 2, 2021
FeatureBY | August 2, 2021
- Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal is in need of a new press secretary, following Antoine Tremblay’s recent departure from the role. Last week saw
FeatureBY | August 2, 2021
- Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal is in need of a new press secretary, following Antoine Tremblay’s recent departure from the role. Last week saw
- Three staff exits, two promotions, and one new addition have taken place in Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s office in recent weeks.
FeatureBY | July 29, 2021
FeatureBY | July 29, 2021
- Three staff exits, two promotions, and one new addition have taken place in Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s office in recent weeks.
FeatureBY | July 29, 2021
- Three staff exits, two promotions, and one new addition have taken place in Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s office in recent weeks.
- Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos recently bade farewell to his aide for the last year and a half, Michael Paramathasan, who’s exited his post
FeatureBY | July 19, 2021
FeatureBY | July 19, 2021
- Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos recently bade farewell to his aide for the last year and a half, Michael Paramathasan, who’s exited his post
FeatureBY | July 19, 2021
- Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos recently bade farewell to his aide for the last year and a half, Michael Paramathasan, who’s exited his post
- Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne has found a new director of communications for his office in Jean-Luc Ferland, who’s returned to the
FeatureBY | July 15, 2021
FeatureBY | July 15, 2021
- Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne has found a new director of communications for his office in Jean-Luc Ferland, who’s returned to the
FeatureBY | July 15, 2021
- Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne has found a new director of communications for his office in Jean-Luc Ferland, who’s returned to the
- Staff have been on the move in and out of the Prime Minister’s Office of late, including Andrew MacKendrick, who recently left his post
FeatureBY | July 12, 2021
FeatureBY | July 12, 2021
- Staff have been on the move in and out of the Prime Minister’s Office of late, including Andrew MacKendrick, who recently left his post
FeatureBY | July 12, 2021
- Staff have been on the move in and out of the Prime Minister’s Office of late, including Andrew MacKendrick, who recently left his post
