Hill Climbers

‘I’m a free agent,’ Bélanger leaves Hill after almost two decades as NDP staff restructure

Riccardo Filippone is now director of strategic communications for the NDP on the Hill, among other recent changes.

NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair, former chief of staff to Jack Layton Anne McGrath, and Karl Bélanger pictured at Ms. McGrath's going away party last year. Ms. McGrath is now deputy chief of staff to NDP Alberta Premier Rachel Notley but says Mr. Bélanger will be missed on the Hill. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

September 26, 2016

PARLIAMENT HILL—Senior NDP staffer Karl Bélanger was busy packing up his Hill office and almost two decades of political memories last week, after publicly announcing his departure on Twitter on Sept. 14. While he says he has no specific plans lined up, he’s looking forward to...

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