Carney’s Privy Council Clerk Sabia a ‘relentlessly focused’ changemaker

Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia’s appointment drew praise from Tories, and came just days after he said Canada suffers from an ‘ambition deficit.’
Treasury Board reports gains on diversity and equity in public service, but will cuts hamper progress?

As of March 2024, just over 70 per cent of the core public administration belonged to one or more employment equity groups. But as the bureaucracy now begins to shrink for the first time in over 10 years, these groups could be disproportionately impacted.
Seven ways Carney’s agenda can advance gender equality

The bottom line? Investing in women is good policy and good politics.
Sport Secretary van Koeverden settles his chief of staff

First-time chief of staff Lauren Hadaller has been tapped to lead van Koeverden’s team.
The urgency of confronting a warming world remains

As Mark Carney battles Donald Trump’s trade wars and confronts western alienation, he will also have to lead Canada’s heighten effort in the energy transition and prepare the country for the baked-in impacts of climate change.
PM Carney, Minister Valdez raise Pride flag

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More cabinet chiefs of staff confirmed, as other staff hires begin rolling in

Steven Guilbeault has scooped up a former PMO spokesperson to run his Quebec lieutenant office, and has made progress staffing up his culture and identity team.
Will Carney’s moonshot become cannon fodder?

Domestically, the biggest current threat to Mark Carney’s success is tripping over his own heels while trying to keep a blistering pace towards tangible accomplishments.
Can Rodriguez dodge the ‘Anyone But Pablo’ movement developing in Quebec’s Liberal race?

It is not just Pablo Rodriguez’s name or urban swagger that may hold him back—he has little growth potential among young people.
Canadians deserve more than economic explanation for questionable G7 invites

Prime Minister Mark Carney has been moving quickly to make major changes to Canada’s economic landscape. But the problem with looking at everything through that lens is that some of the human element gets overlooked.