Trudeau Cabinet

Catherine McKenna

Min of Environment

Carolyn Bennett named Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs.

https://twitter.com/APTNNews/status/661933247161630720

The name of this ministry has changed from Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration to Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship.

https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedCanada/status/661938469044817926

Kirsty Duncan named Minister of Science. #Toronto-area MP trained as medical geographer.

https://twitter.com/CBCAlerts/status/661938391441932288

Debater wrote:

Justin Trudeau is Prime Minister

& Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

& Minister of Youth

heavy load

scott16 wrote:

Let's talk about Bill Morneau as Finance minister.

I wonder why Debater didn't mention him.

Meet the new boss same as the old boss

I think I listed him on the previous page.

I'm not happy with that choice.

A rather traditional, somewhat conservative choice for Finance Minister.

Not who progressives would ideally like in that role.

But we can't deny the vast changes this cabinet represents in all other respects from the Harper Cons.

Patty Hajdu, Status of Women

Glenl wrote:

scott16 wrote:

Let's talk about Bill Morneau as Finance minister.

I wonder why Debater didn't mention him.

Meet the new boss same as the old boss

It takes some effort to find much fault in Mr Trudeau's cabinet. I'm quite pleased with it.

Whether you like Trudeau or not, he has just made cabinet history in a way I think even the NDP couldn't have ever achieved.

Hunter Tootoo:

Minister of Fisheries & Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard

Debater wrote:

Marc Garneau is the new Minister of Transport.

(Rockets for everyone!, someone jokes!)

I went to an all-candidates with him and our NDP and Con guys, and he is extremely knowledgeable about anything technical, and of course the fighter jet came up and he was off to the races as its critic, as a former Navy procurement official; a kid asked about electric cars and his technical prowess showed there, too

also very well informed about refugees, reeled off the whole list of a century's refugee crises, had been Lib foreign affairs critic but frankly does not seem the type for that kind of diplomatic role

Debater wrote:

Glenl wrote:

scott16 wrote:

Let's talk about Bill Morneau as Finance minister.

I wonder why Debater didn't mention him.

Meet the new boss same as the old boss

It takes some effort to find much fault in Mr Trudeau's cabinet. I'm quite pleased with it.

Whether you like Trudeau or not, he has just made cabinet history in a way I think even the NDP couldn't have ever achieved.

I have to agree that the cabinet choices provide real change in symbolism. Obviously we will have to wait for concrete delivery on individual issues but to deny the significance of the direction would be a mistake.

The issue of the choice of Finanace Minister could signal a few things. If the government is going to do truly innovative things and take some risks, I can see some value in choosing a Finance Minister who speaks the language of Bay street. I would have to say that the NDP would have leaned in this direction as well. I am not overly surprised by the choice nor does it give me concern.

There is some sense of possibility here. The NDP would have certainly provided a similar sense of change. Those of us who support the NDP and are skeptical of what the Liberals will do have nothing substantive to criticize today. We will watch and hope for our opportunity but we can cheer the change this represents. It is not insignificant to me to see the first Aboriginal Minister of Justice. The 50-50 female cabinet is absolutely wonderful and I think we should cheer this regardless of our partisan choices.

Of the inner cabinet there are 11 in total 6 men and 4 women plus Trudeau. Whilethis is not 50-50 it is a major improvement from the past.

I would be harsh in the future when I feel appropriate but for today I feel that the change from Harper cabinet to this is significant and historic. There is no reason not to recognize this with at least some optimism.

Next stop is the Throne Speech and then the Budget -- each will be more specific than the previous step and more difficult. Also a truer test.

I will give credit where credit is due...and I like a lot of what I see in the new cabinet. I like Maryam Monsef as minister of Democratic Reform (hopefully she will have actual powers) and Sohi as Minister of Infrastructure is a good sign. Here is what I'm concerned about: The senior economic portfolios are occupied by the more rightwing people like Morneau, Freeland and Duclos...and one thing that is risky with Morneau is having a finance minister with no previous political experience at all. Also having an Environment minister who is also totally inexperienced as opposed to a heavy-hitter (like Dion etc...) makes me suspect that the environment will get a low priority. 

Stockholm wrote:

I will give credit where credit is due...and I like a lot of what I see in the new cabinet. I like Maryam Monsef as minister of Democratic Reform (hopefully she will have actual powers) and Sohi as Minister of Infrastructure is a good sign. Here is what I'm concerned about: The senior economic portfolios are occupied by the more rightwing people like Morneau, Freeland and Duclos...and one thing that is risky with Morneau is having a finance minister with no previous political experience at all. Also having an Environment minister who is also totally inexperienced as opposed to a heavy-hitter (like Dion etc...) makes me suspect that the environment will get a low priority. 

On the other hand Dion will be in Foreign Affairs, which may have some input into Climate Change policy from the international point of view. 

That's an impressive cabinet. It looks more like Canada. Gender parity, an aboriginal justice minister, and a second indigenous person to make sure it's not a token appointment. Bill Blair isn't in it, hurrah! It's young and solid and progresive, exccept for a stodgy conservative economic team. Pretty good stuff, despite disappointing (if predictable) choices in finance and trade. 

As an aside: I'll always wonder whether Ralph Goodale made it into cabinet on merit, or just because he is from Saskatchewan. 

btw, as long as Cabinet-making is paint by numbers to some degree (and it always has been), regional and other identity, there can never be complete satisfaction, as  all categories can never be checked off;

I have already read online complaints there are no LGBT members, no QC Anglos (Westmount is Garneau), no twentysomethings or real seniors (70+), so 25 slots mean broken-heart constituencies

pookie wrote:

DaveW wrote:

btw, as long as Cabinet-making is paint by numbers to some degree (and it always has been), regional and other identity, there can never be complete satisfaction, as  all categories can never be checked off;

I have already read online complaints there are no LGBT members, no QC Anglos (Westmount is Garneau), no twentysomethings or real seniors (70+), so 25 slots mean broken-heart constituencies

Also, no black women is a thing.  Though I don't know how many were elected.

Hedy Fry comes to mind.

We should remember that there are other positions and opportunities so we shall see.

NDPP wrote:

kropotkin1951 wrote:

Jody Wilson-Raybould at Minister of Justice is my favourite appointment. Lets hope she can do as much sitting at the table as her Grandparents did Dancing Around it.

Yes, jailing lots of Indigenous people from the DTES as Crown Prosecutor and helping dispose of their sovereignty via the BC 'Trick or Treaty' Commission would seem ideal credentials for 'Just-Us' minister of Canada.

NDDP you should respect the leaders that your allies respect. Yes worked as a Crown Prosecuter when she graduated from law school and also led the BC Treaty Commission during the years that FN's in BC were trying to make the process work.

For your edification here is what she has done since those nefarious career choices. She has been a formidable politician within the First Nations community and will be a force for reconciliation.

Quote:

Wilson-Raybould was elected to council for the We Wai Kai Nation in January 2009, a role that she credits for strengthening her understanding and commitment to work at the provincial and national level advocating for strong and appropriate First Nations’ governance. As a councillor for We Wai Kai she was instrumental in helping her community develop a Land Code and to move out from under the Indian Act. As a result of this work she was appointed as her Nation’s representative to the national First Nations Lands Advisory Board (LAB), and was subsequently elected from among her peers to sit as a Board Member for the LAB as well as a member of the Finance Committee.

As councillor for We Wai Kai Nation, Wilson-Raybould was also central to We Wai Kai developing a financial administration law (establishing a transparency and accountability through a regulatory framework for establishing budgets and controlling expenditures), assuming property taxation powers under the First Nations Fiscal Management Act and becoming a Borrowing Member of the First Nations Finance Authority (FNFA). Wilson-Raybould was appointed the We Wai Kai representative to the FNFA. The Borrowing Members of the FNFA elected Wilson-Raybould as the Chair in 2013, 2014 and 2015. The FNFA is a not-for-profit that pools the public borrowing requirements of qualifying First Nations and issues bonds on the strength of a central credit (A3). Under Wilson-Raybould’s Chair, the FNFA issued its inaugural debenture in 2014 in the amount $96 million. This issue was reopened in 2015 adding an additional $50 million.

Wilson-Raybould was first elected Regional Chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations in 2009. The Regional Chief is elected by the 203 First Nations in B.C. She is credited with bringing the chiefs together reflected in her being re-elected Regional Chief in November 2012 winning on the first ballot with just shy of 80% of the vote.

As Regional Chief, Wilson-Raybould concentrated on the need for Nation building, good governance, and empowering Indigenous peoples to take the practical steps necessary to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and to realize the promise of the recognition of Aboriginal and treaty rights in section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. Accordingly, in her role as Regional Chief, she focused on reconciliation between First Nations and the province of BC and Canada by advancing 1) the cause of First Nations’ strong and appropriate governance, 2) fair access to lands and resources, 3) improved education and 4) individual health. In 2011 and 2012, Wilson-Raybould co-authored the BCAFN Governance Toolkit: A Guide to Nation Building. Part 1 of the Governance Toolkit - The Governance Report, which has been acclaimed as the most comprehensive report of its kind in Canada, setting out what First Nations in B.C. are doing with respect to transitioning their governance from under the Indian Act to a post-colonial world based on recognition of Aboriginal title and rights. In 2012, Wilson-Raybould and the BCAFN launched Part 2 of the Governance Toolkit - The Governance Self-Assessment and Part 3 - Guide to Community Engagement: Navigating Our Way Beyond the Post-Colonial Door. In 2014, a second edition of The Governance Report was released. In 2015, Wilson-Raybould and the BCAFN released A User’s Guide to the BCAFN Governance Toolkit: Supporting Leaders of Change.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_Wilson-Raybould

DaveW wrote:

btw, as long as Cabinet-making is paint by numbers to some degree (and it always has been), regional and other identity, there can never be complete satisfaction, as  all categories can never be checked off;

I have already read online complaints there are no LGBT members, no QC Anglos (Westmount is Garneau), no twentysomethings or real seniors (70+), so 25 slots mean broken-heart constituencies

Scott Brison is Treasury Board President. He came out in 2002 and became the first openly gay Progressive Conservative MP and Cabinet Minister (in Paul Martin's Cabinet after he had crossed the floor and run successfully as a Liberal).

good point, I will track down and rebut that commenter;

see attached at bottom the list of Cabinet committee members, the inner circle:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/full-list-of-justin-trudeau-s-cabinet-1....

I'm not surprised Hedy Fry was left out - she is a total lunatic

Bill Morneau as Finance Minister? Looks like Bay Street has a new head waiter. Morneau Shepell, the HR company he founded, is hired by companies and public sector employers to coerce sick people back to work before they're ready, to save money for the employer. I'm not optimistic.

Debater wrote:

I don't know if Mark Holland was expected to be in cabinet.

Andrew Leslie, yes, I think was considered a strong rumour to be Defence Minister.

Perhaps Bill Blair as well.

Leslie would never be Defence Minister, too much conflict of interest there with the present CDS.

quizzical wrote:

how can you rebuild infratructure in urban settings to stimulate the economy if you don't have a Ministry to do it?

I predict Adam Vaughan will be tasked with housing, with or without a ministry. I should perhaps say... I'm hoping he will.