Vanstone at centre of drive to remake senior tiers of public service, diplomatic corps, tribunals, regulatory agencies
Derek Vanstone, deputy chief of staff to Prime Minister
A graduate of Mike Harris’ Queen’s Park school of politics, Derek Vanstone came to Ottawa as chief of staff to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. He’s been PMO deputy chief of staff since 2010. Mr. Vanstone was believed to be in contention for the top job in the PMO when Guy Giorno decided to l...
