Dominic Barton

• Carney names Dominic Barton as chair of Invest in Canada

  Barton will serve as chair for a three-year term on a part-time basis and outgoing chair Karl Tabbakh will remain on the board of Invest in Canada to support the transition.

  Canada

  Sep 1
  
• McKinsey federal contracts not result of political interference, audit finds

  The Treasury Board said Tuesday it has found no evidence of political interference in federal contracts with consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2023
  
• Advertisement
• McKinsey not eligible to be banned from federal contracts, bureaucrat says

  Paul Thompson said a Canadian company would be barred from federal contracts if one of its affiliates has been convicted of a crime, which is not the case for McKinsey.

  Politics

  Feb 7, 2023
• Advertisement
• McKinsey contracts probe will see committee press minister over awards

  Since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government was elected in 2015, McKinsey has been awarded 24 contracts worth $104.6 million, according to federal officials.

  Canada

  Feb 6, 2023
• ‘I am not a friend’ of Trudeau, ex-McKinsey head Dominic Barton says amid contract probe

  Barton, who later served as ambassador to China, was grilled by MPs who are studying the over $100 million in government contracts awarded to McKinsey under the Liberals.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2023
• Canada’s ambassador to China steps down as Ottawa faces pressure from Biden administration

  Dominic Barton, who was appointed ambassador to China by the Trudeau government in September 2019, announced his resignation Monday,

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2021
• Dominic Barton leaving post as Canada’s ambassador to China

  The ambassador will leave his post at the end of the year after having worked to secure the release of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2021
• Former detainees urge card writing to bring ‘hope’ to Kovrig, Spavor during 3rd Christmas in China

  Canadians Julia and Kevin Garratt, who spent time detained in China, hope the state provides Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor the same holiday "kindness" they once received.

  Canada

  Dec 23, 2020
• Advertisement
• The high-profile Canada-China relations committee is making a comeback

  The committee was specially created last year and has been examining hot topic questions.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2020
• Advertisement
• ‘The chill is real’: Canada’s new ambassador to China says of current relationship

  Dominic Barton offered that assessment in testimony on Wednesday before the special House of Commons committee studying the fraught relationship between the two countries, which was already tense when he was named to the post last fall.

  Canada

  Feb 5, 2020