After PMO shakeup, Carney brings in capable professionals, but some Liberals and pundits say the new hires lack the political organizational experience needed for party’s success

Maia Johnson is emerging as a rising star who is said to have played a key role in the recent staffing changes, and is already 'making her mark by streamlining processes' within the Prime Minister's Office, say Liberal sources.

PMO principal secretary Tom Pitfield, left, has been appointed to the Red Chamber; and deputy chief of staff Braeden Caley has been named as the Liberal candidate in an upcoming B.C. byelection; Scott Gilmore has succeeded Pitfield as principal secretary; Tim Krupa and Jennifer MacIntyre have been appointed as new deputy chiefs of staff in the PMO.Photographs courtesy of Instagram, Scott Gilmore, LinkedIn, Environment and Climate Change and The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

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BY ABBAS RANA

July 27, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney recently reshuffled the senior ranks of his Prime Minister's Office, bringing in new advisers and promoting others, but some current and former senior Liberals say the departures of principal secretary Tom Pitfield and deputy chief of staff Braeden...

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