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Unions praise Brison, optimistic about ‘results-oriented’ Philpott heading Treasury Board

When then-Treasury Board president Scott Brison got an upset text from PSAC national president Chris Aylward late last year, he immediately picked up the phone and called.

Former Indigenous services minister Jane Philpott was shuffled Jan. 14 to become the first female Treasury Board president since 2003.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY EMILY HAWS

January 16, 2019

Newly minted Treasury Board President Jane Philpott will have big shoes to fill following Scott Brison’s tenure, say public service observers, but they seem confident she is up to the task. Ms. Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) was named to the job in a cabine...

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