Cabinet news & speculation

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Tue, 2019-11-19 16:25

Debater

Trudeau announces his new cabinet tommorow. (Wed, Nov, 20).

TVA has an early scoop:

Chrystia Freeland: Intergovernmental Affairs & Deputy Prime Minister

François-Philippe Champagne: Foreign Affairs

Steven Guilbeault: Heritage

Jean-Yves Duclos: Treasury Board

Pablo Rodriguez: House Leader

Diane Lebouthillier: National Revenue

Marie-Claude Bibeau: Agriculture and Agri-Food

Marc Garneau: Transportation

David Lametti: Justice

https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2019/11/19/champagne-aux-affaires-etrangeres-duclos-au-conseil-du-tresor

https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2019/11/18/steven-guilbeault-deviendrait-ministre-du-patrimoine

Tue, 2019-11-19 16:34

alan smithee alan smithee's picture

Lametti's headquarters is not far from me. I don't know a lot about him but I hope he continues criminal reform. We'll see,I guess.

Wed, 2019-11-20 16:10

Sean in Ottawa

Minister of middle class prosperity?

AKA Minister of propaganda

Wed, 2019-11-20 16:28

Debater

Chrystia Freeland’s new job puts her in the political line of fire

Wed., Nov. 20, 2019

By Chantal Hébert

https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2019/11/20/chrystia-freelands-new-job-puts-her-in-the-political-line-of-fire.html

Thu, 2019-11-21 01:28

melovesproles

Lametti's headquarters is not far from me. I don't know a lot about him but I hope he continues criminal reform. We'll see,I guess.

He is not against using the RCMP to avoid unwanted questions.

After starting to write this story, I was targeted by the RCMP for removal from a press conference by Justice Minister David Lametti. On Thursday, a Concordia University security guard, who I walked past to enter the room, came up to me 15 minutes later and asked for my press credentials. There were two dozen people in the room who didn’t have press credentials and the release for the event said nothing about needing them. The RCMP agent admitted that he asked Concordia security to approach me. He also said he was only there for the physical — not political — protection of the minister, but refused my suggestion that he and the Concordia security agents sit next/in front of me to ensure the minister’s physical safety.

https://yvesengler.com/tag/david-lametti/

What criminal reform do you expect the Liberals to pursue?

Thu, 2019-11-21 01:54

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NDPP

Debater wrote:

Chrystia Freeland’s new job puts her in the political line of fire

Wed., Nov. 20, 2019

By Chantal Hébert

https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2019/11/20/chrystia-freelands-new-job-puts-her-in-the-political-line-of-fire.html

NDPP wrote:

"Her appointment as deputy prime minister solidifies her first place in the Liberal line of succession to Trudeau..."

Thu, 2019-11-21 20:21

laine lowe laine lowe's picture

Look at the list of past Deputy Prime Ministers. Their success rate at winning party leadership is pretty low.

Sat, 2019-11-23 19:23

Debater

True, although there haven't been that many Deputy PMs in the past, and a lot of them came at the end of a government's time in office.

Freeland probably has a better chance of being a future leader, although there are no guarantees.