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Sharon White Runs the party and the election machinery Michele Cadario Policy and operations boss for Clark

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WEEKEND EXTRA Power behind the premier They keep a low profi le (mostly), but their infl uence runs deep in the B.C. government

ROB SHAW MICHELE CADARIO VANCOUVER SUN “The Operator” Deputy chief of sta , VICTORIA operations and policy liquefied natural gas guru. The one- A longtime friend, Michele Cadario time anchor of CBC news. B.C.’s for- implements Clark’s policies and works mer finance minister. These are just with the rest of government to make A sure ideas get executed the way Clark a few of the political power players who run intended. Cadario also supervises the the B.C. government. Hand-picked by Pre- premier’s schedulers, checking to see mier Christy Clark, they operate largely out if her limited time is booked with the of sight, turning the premier’s policies into right people, on the right priority  les, at the right time. action, predicting her problems and navi- The connection between Cadario and gating her crises. Clark dates to the mid-1990s when The premier’s inner circle is a mixture of both were junior sta ers for the federal Liberals in . Cadario spent much former bureaucrats and federal Liberals. of her life in politics, rising to deputy That’s a shift away from close friends and chief of sta to then-prime minister federal Conservatives who, in the past, have Paul Martin in 2003. She later worked as director of communications for Canuck dominated the ranks of her senior staff. Place Children’s Hospice before joining Veteran bureaucrat Dan Doyle had Clark’s leadership bid in 2011, her transi- anchored Clark’s crew as chief of staff until tion team into o ce and serving as her deputy campaign director in the 2013 last month, when he announced his retire- election. ment from day-to-day duties. He retains Cadario has kept a low public pro le for the title of chief of staff, but is now an on- most of her career, but was named in a privacy commissioner’s report last year call adviser. Michele Cadario, right, is Premier Christy Clark’s deputy chief of staff . for bulk deleting most of her emails .

STEVE CARR BEN CHIN CAROLE TAYLOR SHARON WHITE “The LNG Boss” “The Voice” “The Ambassador” “The Partisan” Special adviser Executive director, communications Special adviser President of the B.C. Liberal party and issues management The top sta er in the premier’s o ce is a The most recent addition to Clark’s sta While the other sta ers run government, former 27-year civil servant who helped A recognizable face, Ben Chin was a senior (she starts Monday), Carole Taylor was Sharon White oversees the perpetual the premier kickstart her most important TV reporter and anchor at CBC from 1997  nance minister under then-premier motion machine that is political fundrais-  le: lique ed natural gas. to 2002. Now, the 52-year-old is Clark’s top from 2005 to 2008. ing, membership sign-up and election An economist by training, Steve Carr  xer. He predicts problems, puts out  res More recently she was chancellor of readiness for Clark’s B.C. Liberal party. spent years as deputy minister of LNG, on priority issues generating bad press, . A commercial real estate lawyer in growing what’s become the core of the and talks with media on stories that are Taylor and the premier have had the occa- Vancouver, White is a longtime B.C. con- premier’s jobs plan. He created the new developing. sional conversation at events the past few servative organizer who once ran as a LNG tax regime and led negotiations with Chin also gives Clark a strong connection years, which led to an o er from Taylor to Social Credit candidate. large LNG companies (though none have to the new federal Liberal government. He help Clark if needed. She helped Clark win her  rst seat in the made  nal investment decisions). worked with Gerald Butts (the prime min- Clark intends to use Taylor as a sort of legislature in 1996 and worked on Clark’s The importance of the  le led to close ister’s principal secretary) and Katie Telford ambassador to B.C.’s business community, failed Vancouver mayoral bid in 2005. (the PM’s chief of sta ) in the mid-2000s work with Clark, both within B.C. and as well as to help develop policy. White had signed up to chair Rich on overseas trade trips. When Carr, 56, in the o ce of ’s then-premier, Dalton McGuinty. She’ll report directly to the premier, have Coleman’s leadership bid in the 2011 party announced his intent to retire last year, an o ce near Clark in Vancouver, work race. But she switched to co-chair Clark’s Clark asked him to instead lead her sta . Chin headed communications for part-time and receive a salary of $1 a year. campaign after Coleman bowed out, and Don’t let his title of special adviser fool McGuinty, served as vice-president of the It’s a similar adviser role  lled for Clark by took over the party after Clark’s victory. you. Carr has all the powers of her chief Ontario Power Authority and then worked businessman Jim Shepard in 2011. as a consultant for the Air Miles rewards White hired Laura Miller as party execu- of sta , overseeing political employees tive director in 2013, and together they’re in the building and making sure virtually program before joining Clark’s team in Victoria. credited with modernizing party fundrais- every  le of importance to government is ing and communications. aligned with the premier’s priorities. Miller resigned in December to face It’s the second time Clark has turned to criminal charges in Ontario related to an experienced, non-partisan civil servant a gas plant scandal, leaving White to to take on the hyper-partisan role of run- stickhandle the party through two Metro ning her o ce. Carr’s predecessor, Dan Video at vancouversun.com Vancouver byelections and prepare for Doyle, spent 50 years working for the the 2017 election. government and was known for his calm A look at the  ve top sta ers who hold powerful demeanour and problem-solving skills. positions for Premier Christy Clark. Carr appears a similar choice. Carole Taylor tapped to advise Clark

Former fi nance minister will be paid ARLEN REDEKOP/PNG FILES Former provincial $1 a year to help work on long-term vision fi nance minister who served as her senior policy Carole Taylor ROB SHAW adviser from 2011-12. will serve as VANCOUVER SUN Taylor is also expected to an adviser to assume some of the duties that Premier Christy VICTORIA — Former B.C. used to be fulfilled by Clark’s Clark starting finance minister Carole Taylor principal secretary — a job that Monday, is joining Premier Christy Clark’s has sat vacant for seven months, The Sun has staff as a special adviser, The but which generally involved learned. Taylor Vancouver Sun has learned. providing policy advice and has strong ties Taylor, who served as Gor- working on a long-term vision. to the federal don Campbell’s finance min- As Campbell’s finance min- Liberals and ister from 2005 to 2008, will ister, Taylor was responsible is expected to begin her new job with Clark on for some major B.C. policies, report directly Monday. including the introduction of to the premier. The premier is expected to the in 2008. She left leverage Taylor’s deep ties in politics in 2008 to chair a fed- B.C.’s business community, eral economic advisory panel, using her to engage corporate and later became chancellor of leaders, refine government’s eco- Simon Fraser University. nomic policies and provide stra- At first glance, Clark and Tay- tegic advice. lor would appear to have differ- Taylor will be paid $1 a year ing approaches to politics. Clark and work part-time out of Clark’s has spoken frequently about She’s said she prefers develop- Taylor’s appointment also Canada in 2001 by then-prime Vancouver offices, where she’ll enjoying the cut and thrust of ing policy. bolsters Clark’s ties to the fed- minister Jean Chretien. participate in planning and pol- political life, including question “I never mind disagreeing with eral Liberal government in Taylor has also served on the icy meetings and report directly period and sparring with her people on issues,” Taylor told Ottawa. boards of TD Bank Financial to the premier, The Sun has critics. reporters when announcing her Taylor’s late husband, former Group and Bell Canada. Earlier learned. Taylor has made clear she has retirement as an MLA. “I think Vancouver mayor , in her career she was a television Clark used to have a similar little time for partisanship and that’s how you get to good deci- served briefly as an MP under journalist and an independent relationship with Jim Shep- personal attacks, in 2008 call- sions. But I’m not interested in Pierre Trudeau’s government. Vancouver city councillor. ard, the former CEO of Canfor ing that “nonsense” and “not my ever attacking somebody else Taylor was appointed chair- and Finning International Inc., style.” personally.” woman of the CBC and Radio- [email protected]