‘End of the mandate is an hourglass’: PCO Clerk Hannaford under extra pressure, say observers

From regional tensions to a housing crisis, to a fiscal situation that's 'not as healthy as it once was,' political and policy expert Donald Savoie says Clerk of the Privy Council John Hannaford will be working within an 'extremely demanding' environment.

PCO Clerk John Hannaford, pictured, has served in multiple senior roles within the public service. 'The end of the mandate is an hourglass—sands running through, time running out—they’re already limited in how much more they can get done,' says former PCO clerk Michael Wernick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

September 18, 2023

Parliament returns this week and with only about "200 days of quality parliamentary time" left before the next federal election is expected, top bureaucrat Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford will be under extra pressures, says former PCO clerk Michael Wernick.

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