New communications director among recent hires by Innovation Minister Bains
New communications director among recent hires by Innovation Minister Bains
By Laura Ryckewaert
Plus, Hill Climbers takes a look at who’s who in the Liberal, Conservative, and NDP House leaders’ and whips’ offices.
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains, pictured May 7, 2018, at an event on Parliament Hill The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains hired a few new ministerial staffers recently, including Jean-Luc Ferland as his new director of communications. Mr. Ferland was previously a senior communications adviser and policy adviser to Treasury Board President Scott Brison on the Hill, effectively serving as the minister’s press secretary. He’d been a staffer to Mr. Brison since late 2015, having started off as a press secretary before being promoted to his most recent role this past January.
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