Hill Climbers

New directors on deck for ministers Thompson, Ali

Additions include Jeff Woodland as issues management and parliamentary affairs director to the fisheries minister, and Adhil Hussain as director of labour relations to the Treasury Board president.

Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson, left, and Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali have each added two new directors to their respective offices. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

December 15, 2025

Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson made some key staffing changes to her office this fall, including hiring Elizabeth Arsenault as her new director of policy.

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