Canada's most senior federal bureaucrat will be taking time off to receive cancer treatment. Ian Shugart, clerk of the Privy Council and secretary to the cabinet, wrote a note to colleagues informing them of his recent diagnosis. Wernick maintained he did not make any veiled threats to pressure the minister. Last fall, Shugart was criticized by opposition MPs for redacting portions of documents related to WE Charity controversy. MPs on the ethics committee were reviewing the contract WE received to run the Canada student service grant program.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2021 22:39 UTC