The Privy Council Office declined to provide more information about the 94, including how many may have worked in former prime minister Stephen Harper's office. The briefing note for the clerk indicates the Privy Council Office expects to add about 30 individuals each year to the ranks of "persons permanently bound to secrecy." A separate group of more than 200 Canadian military personnel and federal workers have also been hit with lifetime gag orders since early last year. Of the 235 staffers disclosed to Bezan, 121 work for National Defence and 13 work for the Privy Council Office. It's not clear whether any of the 13 at Privy Council are also counted in the clerk's memo.

Source: CBC News June 01, 2017 09:00 UTC