Hill Climbers

Catching up with Finance Minister Champagne’s now 29-member team

Varun Srivatsan is now director of policy to the finance minister, while Rachel Sutton has returned to the Hill as Champagne’s deputy director of operations.

Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne leaves a Liberal caucus meeting in the West Block on Dec. 3, followed by Liberal MP Kody Blois, parliamentary secretary to the prime minister. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

December 10, 2025

Finance and National Revenue Minister François-Philippe Champagne has built up a 29-member team in his office since Hill Climbers’ last check in—pre-budget—back in July, with a number of late summer and fall hires offsetting a few dep...

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