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RSS FeedsCity manager Peter Wallace tapped as secretary of the Treasury Board
(The Star Fashion & Style)

 
 

16 february 2018 01:14:10

 
City manager Peter Wallace tapped as secretary of the Treasury Board
(The Star Fashion & Style)
 


Toronto’s city manager Peter Wallace has announced he is stepping down for a top public appointment in Ottawa after less than three years at city hall.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced Thursday Wallace is being tapped to become secretary of the Treasury Board starting April 4.The 59-year-old career public servant, known for his quick wit and frank talk in committee rooms and the council chamber, was appointed to the top job at city hall in May 2015 after retiring as head of Ontario’s public service. He was a fellow at the University of Toronto before coming to city hall.“I am only leaving here because this is a fantastic opportunity in the Government of Canada to serve at the national level. That is the only thing that would have moved me,” Wallace told the Star in an interview.Wallace is the latest and highest ranking in a growing list of top public officials to leave their posts during Mayor John Tory’s administration. He follows deputy city manager John Livey, who announced his retirement in December and the earlier departures of chief financial officer Rob Rossini, who also retired; TTC CEO Andy Byford, who took the top transit job in New York City; chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat, who announced she would not be seeking to renew her contract in August; interim Toronto Community Housing CEO Greg Spearn, who was passed over for the top job; general manager of transportation services Stephen Buckley, and general manager of solid waste Beth Goodger.Only the TCH and general manager positions have been filled permanently.“This is a larger exodus than we saw under Rob Ford,” said Councillor Gord Perks. “I am very worried about where this leaves the city. The only senior public official we have who is still in her job is our city solicitor and she is relatively new.”In a press release, Tory wished Wallace well, saying he “set a tone of absolute professionalism and raised the bar on cust ...


 
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