Hill Climbers

A look at Jobs and Families Minister Hajdu’s 28-member team

Sebastian Clarke is director of policy to Minister Hajdu, supported by deputy directors Crystina Dundas and Ellen Galupo.

Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu, centre, with Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Governor General Mary Simon at Rideau Hall for the cabinet swearing in on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

September 1, 2025

With two previously separate cabinet portfolios under her charge, in addition to responsibility for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, it is perhaps no surprise that Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu has assembled a sizable mi...

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