Close X
Thursday, November 28, 2024
ADVT 
National

Justin Trudeau To Name New Ministers For Minority Mandate Wednesday

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 19 Nov, 2019 07:40 PM

    OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will unveil his new cabinet tomorrow afternoon.

     

    The Governor General's office says the official swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall will begin at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time.

     

    Trudeau has taken a full month since winning re-election to put together his new cabinet.

     

    Like cabinets during his first mandate, this one will have an equal number of men and women and will attempt to balance various regional, ethnic and religious considerations.

     

    But this time he must also take into account the fact that the Liberals won only a minority of seats in the House of Commons and none at all in Alberta or Saskatchewan, where talk of western separatism has ramped up since the Oct. 21 federal election.

     

    Insiders expect the most important portfolios to be filled will be Finance, Natural Resources and Environment, reflecting the Liberals' priority of transitioning Canada off its heavy reliance on fossil fuels without deep-sixing the economy.

     

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Pot Use Admission At U.S. Border Snagging Canadian Boomers, Says Lawyer

    Pot Use Admission At U.S. Border Snagging Canadian Boomers, Says Lawyer
    Recreational marijuana will have been legal for a year on Thursday, but any celebrating still stops at the U.S. border, said Len Saunders, a Canadian-born lawyer based in Blaine, Wash.    

    Pot Use Admission At U.S. Border Snagging Canadian Boomers, Says Lawyer

    More Than 300 Charges Laid In Multi-Province Human Trafficking Investigation

    More Than 300 Charges Laid In Multi-Province Human Trafficking Investigation
    AURORA, Ont. - Police in Ontario say they've arrested 31 people as part of an investigation into human trafficking and organized crime spanning several provinces.    

    More Than 300 Charges Laid In Multi-Province Human Trafficking Investigation

    Quebec Provincial Police Make Four Arrests In Mob-Linked Killings

    Quebec Provincial Police Make Four Arrests In Mob-Linked Killings
    MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they've arrested four people in connection with four killings allegedly linked to Italian organized crime.

    Quebec Provincial Police Make Four Arrests In Mob-Linked Killings

    Health Concerns Over Vaping Cast Haze Over Cannabis Market Expansion

    WINNIPEG - Public health concerns over vaping have cast a haze over expansion excitement in the cannabis market.    

    Health Concerns Over Vaping Cast Haze Over Cannabis Market Expansion

    Search Near Nanaimo, B.C., For 51-Year-Old Hiker With Multiple Sclerosis

    NANAIMO, B.C. - A search is underway on Vancouver Island for a man with multiple sclerosis who hasn't returned from a hike south of Nanaimo.    

    Search Near Nanaimo, B.C., For 51-Year-Old Hiker With Multiple Sclerosis

    Jagmeet Singh Invokes Memory Of Layton As Federal Leaders Make Final Pitch In Quebec

    The province's volatile electorate could swing in any direction when Canadians cast their ballots Monday, with polls suggesting tight races between the Liberals and Conservatives and a Bloc Quebecois on the upswing.    

    Jagmeet Singh Invokes Memory Of Layton As Federal Leaders Make Final Pitch In Quebec