Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s top aide is telling friends and colleagues to gird themselves for what could be a tough political season next fall, one that could include a general election.
Guy Giorno, Harper’s notoriously media-shy chief of staff, has told friends he’ll stay as chief of staff at least until next winter, Sun Media has learned.
There had been speculation that Giorno, already with two years in the post and a young family, might return to his law firm.
Several other top Conservative aides, however, moved on last week, knowing that if they don’t go now they’ll be expected to put on their game faces in case the government is defeated in the fall . . . They include PMO staffers Darrel Reid, Dave Penner, Jason Plotz and key ministerial staffer Chris Froggatt and Dan Dugas . . .[Read the rest]
Also: See former PMO staffer Keith Beardsley's post on the same issue.