John Whitehead Brings Exceptional Ontario Government Experience to Earnscliffe Strategy Group

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 2, 2013) - Earnscliffe Strategy Group (Earnscliffe) announced today that John Whitehead has joined its growing Toronto office as a Senior Consultant and will be an important new asset for Earnscliffe Ontario clients. Earnscliffe is Canada's oldest and most respected independent public affairs firm, advising clients on government relations, strategic communications, public policy and M&A.

"Earnscliffe's clients will benefit from John's remarkable breadth and depth of experience across several ministries at Queen's Park," said Charles Bird of Earnscliffe in Toronto. "John brings a gift for simple and clear analysis along with experience in files as diverse as taxation and fiscal policy, intergovernmental finance, aboriginal relations, green energy and trade policy. We're simply delighted to have him join our team."

"I'm looking forward to bringing my experience to bear on the challenges and opportunities of Earnscliffe's clients," said Whitehead. "My time in government was a great learning experience and my new role with Earnscliffe will enable me to continue to work on policy issues that are important to our clients and to Ontario."

Earnscliffe Strategy Group is a leader in both government relations and strategic communications. Founded in 1989 with offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa Edmonton and Saskatoon, Earnscliffe has extensive experience managing, advocating and communicating in complex environments and through contentious issues. Our team of government relations and communications professionals has broad and deep experience working at senior levels within government, media and the private sector. We focus our expertise on serving our clients.

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