US EditionMany public servants ran for federal office in the spring — only one of them made it
CANADA, AUG 11 – Caroline Desrochers is the sole federal public servant elected in 2025, out of 54 permitted to run, marking a rare transition from public service to Parliament.
- Monday’s report noted that only one public servant, Caroline Desrochers, was elected among dozens who ran for federal office last spring.
- According to the Public Service Commission of Canada, 65 public servants requested permission to run, and 54 were approved.
- Experience with Global Affairs Canada, Caroline Desrochers worked at the agency for 24 years, including a Haiti posting and a decade on Canada-U.S. relations in New York during Trump’s first mandate.
- Her priorities include working on the Build Canada Homes initiative, exploring its structure within Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada, and focusing on student housing.
- Future projections show departments face up to 15 per cent program spending cuts by 2028-29, and Desrochers also aims to be part of public service modernization in Ottawa.
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Many public servants ran for federal office in last election — only one of them made it
Out of the many federal public servants who ran as candidates in the last federal election, only one was elected: Caroline Desrochers, the Liberal member of Parliament for Trois-Rivières, Que.
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Many public servants ran for federal office in the spring — only one of them made it
Out of the many federal public servants who ran as candidates in the last federal election, only one was elected: Caroline Desrochers, the Liberal member of Parliament for Trois-Rivières, Que.
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution73% Left
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- 73% of the sources lean Left
73% Left
L 73%
C 27%
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