Treasury Board ‘impacts just about everything in government’ and is a good fit for someone ‘who gets things done,’ say insiders of Anand move

'Being the chief operating officer of a $400-billion operation is not a small job,' said former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick of the Treasury Board president's role.

Formerly holding the procurement and national defence portfolios, Anita Anand became Treasury Board president following the July 26 cabinet shuffle. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

August 21, 2023

As a veteran cabinet minister who's overseen two complex files, Anita Anand’s shift into the role of Treasury Board president is a signal that the government wants to focus more on economic issues and is “probably serious about streamlining" its operations, says pollster...

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