Citizens’ services minister ‘unsexiest’ title, but ‘lack of spotlight’ on Beech not bad news politically, say observers

Former Liberal staffer Olivier Cullen says that Terry Beech has quietly taken passports out of the opposition’s ‘arsenal,’ but former NDP staffer Cam Holmstrom says ‘the sad irony is’ the government needed more delivery-focussed ministers from the start.
Citizens' Services Minister Terry Beech has been in his newly created role for just over a year.

A year into Terry Beech’s tenure as Canada’s first ever citizens’ services minister, his relatively low profile is a sign he's brought some politically hot issues under control, say observers, but some cautioned this only brings the government a bit of relief, not a bi...

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