Partisanship still clouds government appointments as Liberal overhaul a work in progress

Anita Neville is the second former Liberal MP that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed to a vice-regal role since 2015.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, appointed Anita Neville as Manitoba's new lieutenant-governor on Aug. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photograph

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BY NEIL MOSS

August 24, 2022

The recent appointment of a former Liberal MP as Manitoba's lieutenant-governor raises the age-old concern of patronage appointments, but some experts say barring the appointment of former political players would be a harmful prospect. The federal government appoints thousands of people to hold gov...

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