Kevin Lynch was appointed the Clerk of the Privy Council last month. It’s the top civil service job in all the country. And it pays all of $239,000 to $280,000 a year.
He takes over from Alex Himmelfarb. Himmelfarb becomes a Special Advisor to the Prime Minister. His salary, too, is $239,000 to $280,000 a year.
UPDATE on MARCH 7:
PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES DIPLOMATIC NOMINATION OF FORMER CLERK OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the nomination of Mr. Alexander Himelfarb, former Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, as Ambassador of Canada to the Italian Republic with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Albania and the Republic of San Marino, and as High Commissioner for Canada to the Republic of Malta . . .