Nineteen public servants at Global Affairs Canada (GAC) are working on a part-time basis to help former finance minister Bill Morneau's campaign to become the next secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), according to figures tabled in the House of Commons Friday.
In a written response to a question from Conservative Saskatchewan MP Corey Tochor about how many government officials have been tasked with campaign duties, GAC said it has not yet assigned anyone to work on Morneau's bid on a full-time basis but "as the lead department responsible for the relationship with the organization, a number of officials in the department and at the permanent delegation of Canada to the OECD are providing support."
In addition to helping run Morneau's campaign, the public servants also will continue with their "regular duties," GAC said.
The list of 19 staffers who have been assigned responsibilities in the campaign to elevate Morneau to the top job at the OECD includes public servants working in communications and media relations, policy advisers and analysts, diplomatic outreach and protocol officers, an assistant deputy minister responsible for strategic policy and a number of GAC staff who regularly liaise with the OECD, among others.
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