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Defence Minister McGuinty names new chief of staff

Plus, deputy director of financial sector policy Matthew O’Connell has left Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s office.

Defence Minister David McGuinty speaks with reporters about the introduction of Bill C-40, which seeks to establish the Defence Investment Agency as a Crown corporation, in Ottawa on Oct. 6.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

October 8, 2026

National Defence Minister David McGuinty has found a new chief of staff for his office in Dana O’Born, who officially took charge of the minister’s team on Oct. 6.

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