Sandra Buckler
| Sandra Buckler | |
|---|---|
| director of communications, Prime Minister's Office | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | William J. Stairs |
| Succeeded by | Kory Teneycke |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Conservative Party of Canada |
Sandra Buckler is a former director of communications for the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. She was appointed in 2006 and resigned from her position on June 26, 2008.[1]
In 2006, while she was a spokesperson in Prime Minister Harper's Government, Buckler pointed out that the Accountability Act would ensure ethical conduct between lobbyists and government. "... it meets every test any reasonable Canadian would propose for ensuring ethical conduct between lobbyists and government, Buckler is quoted as saying, in reference to the five year ban on lobbying activity for former ministers, their aides and senior public servants.[2]
Her client list has included Aeroguard, BC Rail, Biotech, Bombardier, Canada-Israel Committee, Coca-Cola, College of Chiropractors of Ontario, De Beers, Skills Canada, and WorkSafeBC.[3]
After 28 months as Harper's director of communications she kept a low profile from June 2008 until the Ontario Tory leadership campaign in 2009 when she appeared as director of communications for Frank Klees.[4]
The Globe also mentioned but did not confirm the rumour that Buckler would be taking on a new government job as Chief of Staff to Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan, with whom she shares Ontario PC roots, relieving Liam O'Brien, Loan's acting chief of staff and policy director.[5]
In Brian Cohen's undated satire, Sandra Buckler, the chief of staff for Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue, is depicted as a character out of Orwell's classic 1984.[6]
According to her firm's corporate website, Sandra Buckler served as Chief of Staff to Ministers of Health, Northern Development, International Trade, Public Safety and Intergovernmental Affairs. In November 2013 Sandra Buckler became Vice-President of the Ottawa group, Bluesky Strategy.[7]
Buckler worked on the 2011 election campaign for Jim Flaherty's replacement and speaks favourably about Joe Oliver.[8]
A vote was taken on Monday, February 5, 2007 at the First Session of 39th Parliament of The Government of Canada as to whether Buckler would appear before The Standing Committee on Public Accounts. Jean-Yves Laforest tried to pass the motion to call on Buckler in order to clarify the issue of her acting as a lobbiest for Royal LePage, a company which had been granted a company contract. The motion was negated by a vote of 9 to 2.[9]
References
- ↑ PM's director of communications leaving her post CTV News, June 26, 2006. See also PMO braces for 'quite a shakeup'Hill Times, June 30, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.canada.com/topics/news/politics/story.html?id=82d472de-01a0-4f35-8a36-a188f54f087d
- ↑ http://www.blueskystrategygroup.com/index.php/team/sandra-buckler-vice-president/
- ↑ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/sandra-buckler-redux/article4280412/
- ↑ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/sandra-buckler-redux/article4280412/
- ↑ http://www.gregfelton.com/canpol/2011_06_22.htm
- ↑ http://www.blueskystrategygroup.com/wp-content/themes/Bluesky/images/team/Sandra-Buckler-Release-Oct-2014-EN.pdf
- ↑ http://www.timescolonist.com/business/money/oliver-is-harper-s-man-for-the-pre-campaign-economic-action-plan-sales-pitch-1.912933
- ↑ http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=2665285&File=0