

Former Liberal staffer JENI ARMSTRONG cites the rules. Staffers receive a clinical letter from the federal bureaucracy notifying them that their shuffled minister is no longer their boss, and that their employment will run out after 30 days. LOST IN THE SHUFFLE - Ask a ministerial staffer who’s been caught in a Cabinet shuffle, and they’ll tell you about the 30-day countdown that starts ticking the moment their boss is moved up, over, down or out.

Only an inner circle knows every detail of what’s to come, though some ministers and their top aides have insight into what’s next for them. Multiple sources told CBC News that Transport Minister OMAR ALGHABRA informed the PM he doesn’t intend to seek another term.īoth will likely be dropped from Cabinet, two key components of this week’s shuffle. What we know: Mental Health Minister CAROLYN BENNETT told reporters yesterday that she won’t seek another term in office. Cabinet members and their staff await the final decisions of Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU and his team as they reshape the Liberal bench. SHUFFLE SCUTTLEBUTT - There’s not a lot of work getting done in ministers’ offices today. → Conservative candidate SHUV MAJUMDAR won Monday’s Calgary Heritage byelection with 65 percent of the vote. → The office pool you’ve been waiting for → The unseen shuffle: What a Cabinet reset means for staffers Send tips | Subscribe here | Email Nick | Follow Politico Canada
