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Canada's Trudeau unveils new cabinet; foreign minister gets tough new role

21 November 2019
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2019-11-21 13:17

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday shuffled his cabinet and moved Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland into a new job. Freeland becomes minister of intergovernmental affairs and also takes on the more symbolic role of deputy prime minister. She will deal with the western oil-producing provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Freeland was replaced by Francois-Philippe Champagne, previously the infrastructure minister. Finance Minister Bill Morneau stayed in his job. Trudeau's Liberals lost their majority in an October election and now have no legislators in either province. Polls show separatist sentiment is growing, especially in Alberta.

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