‘Mixed emotions’ for Charette as she prepares to hand over reins of the PCO

Janice Charette’s successor as clerk of the Privy Council, John Hannaford, has been shadowing her in recent weeks in an effort to ensure they ‘don’t miss a beat.’

Janice Charette will officially end her second run as clerk of the Privy Council Office on June 23, concluding an almost 40-year career in the federal public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

June 21, 2023

After two turns totalling three-and-a-half years leading the federal public service—including one dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic—outgoing Privy Council Clerk Janice Charette says there’s “no such thing as a typical day” serving as Canada’s top bureaucrat.&nbs...

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