Trudeau’s ambitious agenda includes deficit spending, bringing in 25,000 Syrian refugees and attending four global summits.
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“I think we will find a great desire across the country to help us achieve this objective”, McCallum said.
“We are very happy”, said Shediac-area resident Diane Caissie.
Science, long seen as a secondary ministry under Harper, now has its own cabinet member. The boy had relatives in Canada.
The F-35 is the U.S. Pentagon’s most expensive weapons program, aiming to replace a wide range of existing aircraft for the USA and several partner countries.
“We have an bad lot of work to do in the coming weeks, months and years”.
“But my thoughts today – sorry, dad – are not mostly on him”.
His ascension marks a new era of Liberal politics after an election that saw Stephen Harper’s party ousted.
Unlike the British cabinet – where David Cameron has been previously accused of tokenism – Trudeau has placed women in key positions.
The new Defence Minister has been awarded with numerous military honours which also include the Meritorious Service Medal in 2013, for reducing the Taliban’s influence in the Kandahar Province.
Former journalist and media manager Chrystia Freeland becomes trade minister, the first women in the job since Pat Carney held the post in Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservative government in the 1980s.
Sure enough, 15 women were announced as cabinet members during the swearing in ceremony at Rideau Hall.
When asked why he felt it was so important to build a cabinet that was half female, Mr Trudeau replied, “Because it’s 2015”, and instantly earned the love and respect of half the population of the world.
“Canadian politicians often talk about parity while running campaigns”, a politics professor at the University of Ottawa professor told NBC.
New Treasury Board President Scott Brison, like just about every other minister who emerged to speak with reporters, said he was “excited”.
Finally, the man gave the people what they wanted: Trudeau waded through his crowd of supporters and again proved his status as one of Canada’s most sought-after selfie subjects.
Although Trudeau supports the pipeline, he argues relations should not hinge on the project. Former astronaut Marc Garneau takes over as transport minister, and Catherine McKenna was appointed environment and climate change minister. Punjabi is now the third most common language at Parliament Hill.
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He issued a letter late Tuesday that promised a bill for middle class tax cuts as his first legislative action.
