I don't know whether it's as unusual as that. I was at the Privy Council Office too, for five years, and I wanted to hold meetings with people other than public servants. To make public policy, you have to be familiar with various points of view.
Author of the Report on the assessment of the 2021 Critical Election Incident Public Protocol and former President and CEO of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, As an Individual
I don't know whether it's as unusual as that. I was at the Privy Council Office too, for five years, and I wanted to hold meetings with people other than public servants. To make public policy, you have to be familiar with various points of view.
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