PCO clerk subject of human rights complaint over Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The Palestine-Israel conflict is a political issue which only politicians should be commenting on, says Donald Savoie, an expert on the machinery of government and prolific author.

Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford, right, pictured at the cabinet swearing-in ceremony on July 26, 2023, with Small Business Minister Rechie Valdez. Some public servants are raising concerns about Hannaford's neutrality on the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

November 25, 2024

Some members of the federal public service have questioned Privy Council Office Clerk John Hannaford’s neutrality following his decision to issue a statement after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists attack on Israel, but declined to do the same to mark the deaths of thousa...

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