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Brian Clow, another longtime Wynne staffer who served as her issues manager, has already headed to Ottawa to serve as Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland’s chief of staff. Clow’s been with Wynne since the Liberal leadership race and was integral to that victory. Clow has helped Wynne weather many storms and has an eye for detail that served the Wynne Liberal leadership campaign well, with its unique grey motif and scarves that became a coveted part of the convention. The black, white and grey stood out against the red many campaigns opted for. It’s a small detail, but the kind that can make or break big photo-ops. He too took a leave to serve on Trudeau’s campaign, and is now making a permanent stop in Ottawa. His years running campaigns and the premier’s tours means will help him juggle the busy schedule and flurry of travel the international trade ministry requires.

Kristen Mercer, the premier’s justice policy advisor, also heads to Ottawa to serve as chief of staff to new Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould. Mercer helped draft Ontario’s sexual violence strategy, which advocates say is envied across the country. On the campaign trail, Trudeau mused about overhauling how the courts treat victims of sexual violence, so expect Mercer to play a key role in that process. She also guided the province’s review of sex worker laws and will be heavily involved in the missing, murdered indigenous women’s inquiry.

John Zerucelli ran Trudeau’s tour operations during the campaign while on leave from Treasury Board President Deb Matthews office, where he served as chief of staff. He’ll now join Trudeau’s PMO. A lawyer, Zerucelli brings organizational skills and knowledge of tough economic files: under his watch the treasury board was tasked with reviewing all government spending as part of an effort to tackle Ontario’s $8.5-billion deficit.

Other, lower level staffers are also expected to make the move to Ottawa, but many have yet to be formally hired as the Trudeau team scrambles to fill top jobs, like chiefs of staff and positions in the PMO, before parliament resumes next week.

The federal Tories also benefitted from Queen’s Park experience in the past. Several veterans of Mike Harris’s government, including John Baird and Jim Flaherty, went on to serve as key ministers for Harper and some of their staff travelled to Ottawa as well.