Hill Climbers

Staff exits ahead of cabinet shuffle

For one, deputy chief of staff Chantal Gagnon left Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s office shortly before the July 26 cabinet shuffle, and now has a new job off the Hill.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, left, Trade Minister Mary Ng, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu—who have all kept their portfolios—made staffing changes in their offices shortly before the July 26 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

July 27, 2023

Change is in the air in Ottawa, with only eight ministers in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 38-member cabinet sticking to their portfolios.

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