Harper aide named Air Canada liaison

A senior aide to the prime minister is moving into a government affairs job with Air Canada, raising pointed questions about the strength of ethical rules governing the post-political lives of government staffers on Parliament Hill.

Derek Vanstone, currently Stephen Harper's deputy chief of staff, will become vice-president of corporate strategy and government affairs for the airline in September, Air Canada announced Thursday.

... McGill University professor Karl Moore said Vanstone's appointment will benefit Air Canada. "He has wonderful contacts and knows how the government runs," said Moore, an associate professor at McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management.

Read full article: Ottawa Citizen, July 19, 2012