Plus, Steve Outhouse will soon once again be chief of staff to Pierre Poilievre, now in his office as official opposition leader.
Plus, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu has a job opening in her own office following the recent exit of executive assistant Gillian Livingston.
Plus, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly recently added to her communications team, and Gary Xie has left Secretary of State Randeep Sarai’s office.
For one, Gregory Frame is now a policy adviser to the secretary of state for seniors.
Plus, Shannon Ablett has been promoted to stakeholder relations manager in multi-faceted minister Dominic LeBlanc’s office.
In other office updates, Diane Chieng is now a deputy director of operations to the minister, and Muna Tojiboeva is deputy director of parliamentary affairs.
Plus, former Liberal MP Francesco Sorbara is no longer working in Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s office.
Former PMO aide Laurie Bouchard started a new job with L’Oréal this past January, while ex-cabinet aide Éloge Butera has joined Power Sustainable.
Plus, Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski recently hired a new regional adviser to her team.
Plus, Hill Climbers catches up with the now five-member team for Secretary of State for Combatting Crime Ruby Sahota.
Plus, an update on Women and Gender Equality Minister and Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism Rechie Valdez’s team.
Stefan Kapuran is recovering after a March 9 medical emergency, and says he’s grateful for the Liberal staffer and Parliamentary Protective Service for their quick action that day. He says he’s also grateful to Conservative MP Scott Reid, whose push to have defibrillators installed in federal buildings is the reason he is still alive today.
Plus, Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has hired a director of stakeholder relations for her office.
Plus, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty has a new director of parliamentary affairs, among other recent staffing changes.
Plus, Emergency Management and Community Resilience Minister Eleanor Olszewski has promoted a new director of operations in her office.
A digital communications adviser, an Ontario regional adviser, and a senior parliamentary affairs adviser are also among the recent additions to the minister’s team.
Plus, Health Minister Marjorie Michel has a new Ontario adviser on her team.
PMO deputy chief of staff Andrée-Lyne Hallé and director of operations Angad Dhillon attend national caucus meetings every week to take notes for Prime Minister Mark Carney, say Liberal MPs.
Plus, PMO senior adviser Alexandre Boulé recently announced his decision to leave 80 Wellington St.
Plus, Government Transformation, Public Works, and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound has a new adviser in this office.
There are an estimated 365,000 public servants who work for the federal government. There are fewer than 650 exempt staff in total. That’s 0.18 per cent of all the people paid by the feds. The political staff cost less than $90-million, compared to about $80-billion for the public service. Hardly a creeping majority.
Plus, Hill Climbers catches up with Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s office where there’s a new director of stakeholder relations on deck.
Plus, two staff joined AI Minister Evan Solomon’s office on Feb. 23.
Plus, Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali has hired a new special assistant for parliamentary affairs and assistant to the parliamentary secretary.
Plus, there are staffing updates to note in the offices of secretaries of state Nathalie Provost and Stephen Fuhr.
