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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveils diverse cabinet in touching ceremony (Barf)
The Star.com ^ | Nov 04 2015 | Tonda MacCharles, Les Whittington, and Bruce Campion-Smit

Posted on 11/05/2015 8:25:23 AM PST by Impy

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his diverse, gender-equal cabinet to the country by strolling to Rideau Hall with his family and ministers amid waves of applause from thousands of Canadians.

Trudeau's cabinet is the first in Canadian history with equal numbers of men and women, the first ever Muslim minister, the first aboriginal justice minister, and the first northern fisheries minister, an Inuit who wore a sealskin tie to take his oath.

Flanked later outside by his 30 ministers, a buoyant Trudeau addressed a throng of about 3,500 people as Canada's 23rd prime minister.

He said it was an "incredible pleasure . . . to present a cabinet that looks like Canada." Asked by reporters why it was important to give half those jobs to women, Trudeau replied: "Because it is 2015."

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TOPICS: Canada; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cabinet; canada; justintrudeau; nocanada
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To: Nextrush

Goodale is what passes for one of the better ones, yes?

Dion, a super French version of John Kerry? Failed Liberal leader, Failed Presidential candidate.

The Conservatives chose Rona Ambrose to be Interim leader today.


41 posted on 11/05/2015 2:41:29 PM PST by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Because he is a meaney. Pretty much came down to that. Sad.


42 posted on 11/05/2015 3:25:25 PM PST by Sam Gamgee (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. - Patton)
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To: Impy
Trudeau's cabinet is the first in Canadian history with equal numbers of men and women, the first ever Muslim minister, the first aboriginal justice minister, and the first northern fisheries minister, an Inuit who wore a sealskin tie to take his oath.

Not cool, not cool.

43 posted on 11/05/2015 3:36:28 PM PST by x
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To: Impy

The interim leader is not supposed to run for leader when the leadership contest is held in the next year or so.


44 posted on 11/05/2015 7:17:13 PM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Phillyred

I must say, the current state of affairs both here at home as well as abroad are starting to resemble a real live version of SOUTH PARK.

Can’t make this stuff up.

:-)


45 posted on 11/06/2015 5:17:53 AM PST by JEDI4S (I don't mean to cause trouble...it just happens naturally through the Force!)
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To: Nextrush

Too bad, it sounds like she might have been a good choice for that.

It’s “RAW-na”, rhymes with sauna?


46 posted on 11/06/2015 2:44:18 PM PST by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: dfwgator

No thanks. You can keep Beiber. We have Randy Quaid. We’re even.


47 posted on 11/07/2015 6:10:34 PM PST by oldweesie
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To: oldweesie

No, Quaid came back.


48 posted on 11/07/2015 6:12:55 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Impy

The only saving grace is that the Senate still has a majority of Conservative Party members. Although the Senate doesn’t have much power, they can introduce legislation and send proposed legislation back to the House of Commons for a rewrite incorporating the Senate’s recommendations. In any case it’s going to be a long four years.


49 posted on 11/11/2015 5:01:58 PM PST by oldweesie
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