Hill Climbers

Ex-staffers throw their names into the electoral ring

The list includes recent cabinet chief of staff Marianne Dandurand, who’s running for the Liberals in her one-time boss’ riding of Compton-Stanstead, Que.

Elections Canada signs outside a polling station during the October 2019 federal election.Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Can Pac Swire

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

March 26, 2025

Among the hundreds of Canadians who have put their name on ballots to run in the federal election are a number of former Hill staffers.

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