Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he wants to see every willing Canadian vaccinated before the next election but pointed out that, as prime minister in a minority Parliament, it's not entirely up to him.
OTTAWA Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will conduct a small shuffle of his ministers today before holing up later in the day for a cabinet retreat to plot strategy for the resumption of Parliament.
The shuffle is due to the departure of Navdeep Bains, who is not intending to run again in the next election, which could come as early as this spring.
Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is expected to replace Bains while Transport Minister Marc Garneau moves into Champagne s old job.
Toronto-area backbencher Omar Alghabra is expected to take over the Tranpsort portfolio.
Trudeau has been clear that he wants departments crucial to the country s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic to be overseen by ministers who will be around to help sell the government s agenda during the next election campaign.
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OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has conducted a small shuffle of his ministers before holing up later in the day for a cabinet retreat to plot strate
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OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named a new foreign minister on Tuesday and shuffled other top players in his Cabinet ahead of an election that insiders in his Liberal Party say is likely this year.
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Trudeau’s hand was forced when Innovations Minister Navdeep Bains, 43, unexpectedly announced he was resigning from politics for family reasons. Bains, who has two school-age daughters and had been in the job since November 2015, was a senior minister in the populous province of Ontario, a Liberal stronghold.
Canadian prime ministers traditionally shuffle their team if a Cabinet member says they will not run in the next election.