Premier Doug Ford is making changes at the top of his office | Daily News Byte

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has named Patrick Sackville as his new chief of staff.

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Sackville, his former chief secretary, brings knowledge of the province’s energy and infrastructure sectors to the role, said a statement from Ford’s office released Friday.

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“From day one of our government, Patrick has been a constant source of support and leadership as he has successfully handled some of the most pressing and challenging files,” Ford said.

James Wallace, a former editor of the Toronto Sun and the individual credited by Toronto Life with changing Ford’s message from “populist blunder to calm command,” will remain in the premier’s office until Jan. 23 to ease the transition before taking on the role as CEO of Supply in Ontario.

“There are no words to express my gratitude to Jamie for his many years of advice, leadership and, most of all, friendship,” said Ford. “He leaves an amazing legacy that he should be proud of, including helping to lead Ontario through the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I am delighted that he will be the next leader of Supply Ontario as he brings this agency’s important mission to life.”

The focus of Supply Ontario, a Crown agency set up by the Ford government, is to ensure that the public sector supply chain does not fail as it did at the start of the pandemic with a dangerous shortage of protective equipment.

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