PMO ‘so far behind on appointments,’ rigorous new hiring process, lack of qualified people cited for extensions of lobbying, ethics commissioners

‘If you call for applications and you get hundreds of applications, you owe it to those people to spend time on each and every one of those applications,’ says lobbyist.
Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd, left, and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson have each been give interim six-month extensions in their jobs.
A packed government agenda, a dearth of qualified candidates, and a bogging down in process due to the new merit-based approach to senior appointments by government are cited as possible reasons why the commissioners of lobbying and ethics have once again been given six-month extensions on an interi...

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