Updates on ministers Sahota, MacKinnon’s teams post-shuffle
Jessie Pierre is officially chief of staff to new minister Ruby Sahota, while Paul Moen is staying on as chief of staff to Steven MacKinnon, now as employment minister.
LeBlanc keeps his chief, rookie minister Thompson elevates new one
Post-shuffle staffing decisions are starting to roll in, and Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has also confirmed two key comms staff.
Recent weeks a ‘dizzying’ experience for Liberal staff, say current, former aides
Even with her 15 years of experience as a staffer, Marci Surkes says the recent ‘tumult and volatility’ is ‘up there in terms of periods of extreme change.’
Staff exits for ministers Duclos, Guilbeault
Two regional advisers recently left Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault’s shop.
Guy Gallant to lead new Treasury Board President Petitpas Taylor’s office
Monique Lugli, who had been chief of staff to then-Treasury Board president Anita Anand, recently announced her departure.
Minister MacAulay’s longtime chief of staff exits, new one named
Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay is entering the new year with a new chief of staff in his office, with his longtime aide Matthew Mann having recently announced his decision to leave. Until officially making his exit as of Jan. 3, Mann had spent close to 15 years working in various capacities for MacAulay, […]
Comms director changes on deck for ministers St-Onge, Valdez
Plus, Adam Gordon has left International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen’s team to join Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s shop.
PMO adds new press secretary
Plus, Jenna Ghassabeh has been promoted to lead PMO press secretary, and Veterans Affairs Minister Petitpas Taylor is down an Atlantic adviser.
Fisheries Minister Lebouthillier names a deputy chief of staff
Plus, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is down a senior policy adviser.
Here’s a look at the current employment team under Minister Petitpas Taylor
Wyatt Westover is now press secretary to the employment minister, and Samantha Jerome was recently hired as a digital communications adviser.
