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Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

May 9, 2025

With a cabinet shuffle, throne speech, and spring budget on the way, the upper echelons of the federal bureaucracy are busy ensuring a smooth transition from the 44th Parliament to the 45th, say former senior federal public servants.

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