SCOOP: Mass exodus at the Treasury

And Ford holds forth

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First in Observer — MOVERS AND SHAKERS I — Another one bites the dust at Treasury Board.

Mass exodus: DAVID RUIZ and NATALIE TUYSUSIAN are on their way out of Treasury Board president PRABMEET SARKARIA’s office.

Tuysusian was seconded from PwC last fall, joining Team Sarkaria as executive director of policy. She had a heavy hand in budget prep. Ruiz has held various government roles since 2019, winding up as Sarkaria’s director of enterprise risk management and policy.

A little birdie tells me SUKHMAN SANGHA, a senior policy adviser, is on his way out too.

Also on the chopping block: They’re not the only recent exits from TBS. As we previously scooped, ERIC WANG was temporarily transferred to the Agriculture Ministry for a stakeholder project, while RIKIN KOTAK is headed to the Attorney General’s camp.

So long: Our sources say some staffers are being “pushed out” while others are leaving because they’re “unhappy” — but the government is keeping tight-lipped because it’s…