Ignatieff snags senior PCO bureaucrat as adviser

Obviously no government secrets will be passed on but the greater interest is the recognition by senior government insiders that the Liberals are a credible government. The next election may be a long way off but as it stands now we can see significant success next time Canada votes.


JOAN BRYDEN
The Canadian Press
January 13, 2009 at 11:20 PM EST
OTTAWA — Newly minted Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff has snagged a senior adviser right out from under Prime Minister Stephen Harper's nose.

Sources confirmed late Tuesday that Kevin Chan, executive assistant and director to top federal bureaucrat Kevin Lynch, has joined Mr. Ignatieff's team.
As clerk of the Privy Council Office, Mr. Lynch directly advises the prime minister on policy, administrative and political matters. He is the link between the Prime Minister's Office and the deputy ministers who run each government department.

As Mr. Lynch's right-hand man, Mr. Chan would presumably have had top secret clearance and access to all government confidential plans.

James Morton