Hill Climbers

Few post-shuffle staffing changes for Canadian identity, Quebec lieutenant teams

Marie-Michelle Demers is a new communications adviser to the Canadian identity minister, while Mathieu Auclair has joined the Quebec lieutenant’s office.

On Dec. 1, 2025, Marc Miller, left, was sworn in as the new minister of Canadian identity and culture, while Government Transformation Minister Joël Lightbound took on the added role of Quebec lieutenant. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

February 18, 2026

After the tumultuous year for federal political staffers that was 2025, it seems little has changed on the staffing front following the most recent cabinet shake-up.

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