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This week’s roundup of staffing changes on Parliament Hill.

Chantalle Aubertin is the new press secretary for Justice Minister David Lametti, vacating her previous position as press secretary to Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna. Aubertin previously worked as communications and issues adviser to McKenna from November 2019 to January 2020, and was also a ministerial aide to the minister in 2018 to 2019 while McKenna was minister of Environment and Climate Change. Aubertin is also currently pursuing a master of social work from Wilfrid Laurier University. Chantalle Aubertin (LinkedIn photo) In a Twitter post on May 29, Aubertin said that under M...

Hill Movers: New advisers in Monsef and Alghabra’s offices By iPolitics. Published on May 27, 2021 11:35am Navjot Sanghera is the new regional adviser (West and North) for Maryam Monsef, minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development. Sanghera replaced Joanna Lam in March; Lam is now working at Health Minister Patty Hajdu’s office as a regional adviser. Navjot Sanghera (LinkedIn photo) Sanghera’s most recent position was as a project coordinator for Simon Fraser University. She previously worked in the office of the minister of Foreign Affairs, as a research c...

iPolitics By Linsey Raschkowan. Published on Mar 11, 2021 11:27am Parliament Hill from the west on Jan. 15, 2020. Jolson Lim/iPolitics Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan has a new communications lead in the house. Dani Keenan began her new position as O’Regan’s director of communications on Monday, replacing Carlene Variyan, who signed off last month to join returning minister Jim Carr’s new team. Keenan spent the past year as director of communications and issues management for Diversity, Inclusion and Youth Minister Bardish Chagger. Chagger’s office has not yet f...

iPolitics By Linsey Raschkowan. Published on Jan 28, 2021 12:05pm West Block of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) After many years on Parliament Hill, Ryan Dunn is leaving as chief of staff to Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Ryann as held this job for the past two years and before that, served as chief of staff to former finance minister Bill Morneau, since May 2019.  Before joining finance, Dunn worked in the prime minister’s office. Sarah Hussaini, currently deputy chief of staff to Minister François-Philippe Champagne....