Mr. Ian Shugart at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On August 11th, 2020. See this statement in context.

August 11th, 2020 / 1:25 p.m.

Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office

I want to be very clear that Minister Chagger was associated with the department for purposes of programming related to youth, done by order in council, and that is not unprecedented at all. A minister can be effectively cross-appointed to another department for purposes of program responsibility. That's what happened in this case.

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