Carney to shuffle top staff after deputy chief leaves to seek Liberal nomination
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is restructuring his senior staff following the departure of deputy chief of staff Braeden Caley and the appointment of principal secretary Tom Pitfield to the Senate. The shuffle occurs as the government faces pressure to deliver on key trade and resource development promises.
Why it matters
Staffing changes in the Prime Minister's Office can signal shifts in policy priorities and administrative stability for the Canadian government.
Braeden Caley, deputy chief of staff to Prime Minister Mark Carney, arrives on Parliament Hill before a meeting of the federal cabinet in Ottawa in June. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
A staff shuffle is under way in the highest ranks of the Prime Minister’s Office after Mark Carney appointed his chief strategist to the Senate and a key staffer decided to step down.
Braeden Caley, one of Mr. Carney’s deputy chiefs of staff, told his colleagues on Sunday that he has left the PMO to consider running for the Liberal nomination in the riding of North Vancouver–Capilano, which was left vacant by the prior Liberal MP’s appointment to a diplomatic post.
He thanked them and the Prime Minister and said he hoped to be with them again soon.
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