The ministry of children and family development's is going through another shakeup. In an email sent to employees, top bureaucrat Lesley du Toit announced she's using vacant assistant deputy minister-level positions to promote four regional executive directors. But, … those new assistant deputies won't be handling a specific portfolio - such as early childhood development, human resources or information technology. Instead, they'll be the "final authority and oversight" for their region, with an executive director still responsible for each region's day-to-day operations. But, in an interview with Public Eye, children and family development minister Mary Polak denied she's adding another level of bureaucracy to her department….

Today I am writing to share with you the final stage of those changes…. We continue with five regions but a few minor adjustments will be made to existing regional boundaries….

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