Hill Climbers

Leslie Church now leading Deputy PM Freeland’s office

Plus, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien has confirmed directors to cover policy, parliamentary affairs, issues management, and communications.

Deputy PM and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pictured arriving at the House Finance Committee on Dec. 9 to answer questions about Bill C-2, which would extend a number of COVID-related subsidies and introduce a worker lockdown benefit, among other things. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

December 13, 2021

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has promoted her director of policy from the last Parliament, Leslie Church, to take over as chief of staff. Church first joined Freeland’s team as policy head in October 2020, fresh from an almost year-long run as chief o...

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