Hill Climbers

Four rookies among seven new confirmed cabinet chiefs of staff

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight are among those who have elevated first-time chiefs of staff.

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger, and Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez have joined the ranks of ministers with confirmed chiefs of staff.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

June 2, 2025

Progress in firming up cabinet teams is chugging along, and while a wave of staffing decisions are expected mid-month, in the meantime, five more ministers and two secretaries of state have settled their chiefs of staff.

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