Carney names new deputy ministers for defence, justice, finance

In preparation for the start of the new year, Prime Minister Mark Carney is moving up the senior ranks of the federal public service. In one notable move, Quebec Court of Appeal judge Marie-Josée Hogue becomes deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general of Canada.Hogue led Ottawa’s commission into foreign interference in federal elections, which reported little evidence of electoral subversion in a report published earlier this year.
In the meantime, Chris Forbes will step down as deputy finance minister to become a senior Privy Council Office official. Nick Leswick, policy director at the Bank of Canada, will succeed Forbes at the Department of Finance, according to Carney. Christiane Fox, who held multiple roles supporting cabinet, will assume the mantle of deputy minister of national defence as Carney looks to rapidly ramp up spending to meet NATO commitments.