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PMO completes hiring chiefs of staff to 26 cabinet ministers, 10 ministers still waiting to recruit their top aides

The Prime Minister's Office selected new chiefs of staff from CVs sent to PMO chief of staff Katie Telford; PMO director of administration Brett Thalmann; and cabinet ministers directly, a senior Liberal source told The Hill Times.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Nov. 20, 2019, shortly after his new cabinet was sworn in. The prime minister's office has appointed chiefs of staff in 26 cabinet ministers' offices. Still, 10 are waiting for their top political aides. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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