Hill Climbers

Catching up with ex-cabinet staffers

Former PMO aide Laurie Bouchard started a new job with L’Oréal this past January, while ex-cabinet staffer Éloge Butera has joined Power Sustainable.

From public affairs firms to private corporations, former ministerial staffers have taken on a range of new jobs since leaving the Hill last year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

April 15, 2026

It’s time for another Hill Climbers check-in on where former ministerial staffers have landed since the high-turnover period that was 2025 thanks to the change in prime ministers, multiple cabinet shuffles, and a federal election.

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