OTTAWA — Michael Wernick will officially step down as the country’s top bureaucrat in April, one month after he announced his planned resignation stemming from the SNC-Lavalin affair. The federal government announced Friday that Ian Shugart will take over as clerk of the Privy Council on April 19, which also marks the last day of Wernick’s nearly 38-year career in the public service. Shugart is a long serving member of the federal public service. Wernick has been clerk of the Privy Council since 2016, shortly after the Trudeau Liberals assumed office. Wernick has denied the accusation and maintained that all concerned acted with the highest standards of integrity.

Source: National Post March 29, 2019 20:03 UTC