The rookie MP, elected to the federal seat in September 2021 to becomethe first-ever Filipina-Canadian to hold that post, was one of seven new cabinet ministers officially welcomed to their positions Wednesday in the nation’s capital by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other dignitaries. ...
One after another, Canadian ministers hit DC--WASHINGTON - Canadian cabinet ministers are fanning...Panetta, Alexander
Justin Trudeau - Canadian PM, Liberal Leader: Among Trudeau’s campaign promises was a pledge to appoint a gender-balanced cabinet, which he followed up on, bringing 15 women into his 30-member cabinet. When asked by a reporter why he had taken this appr
Each Cabinet minister has responsibilities aligned with a particular government department. While these departments and corresponding minister positions can change over time, there will usually be departments and ministers overseeing a number of key areas, such as finance, health, agriculture, public serv...
Champagne was first elected in 2015 and was first appointed to Cabinet in 2019; Cabinet is the group of government ministers in Canada that are each responsible for a portfolio. Champagne's portfolios have included minister of foreign affairs, minister of infrastructure and communities, and minister...
A year ago, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs quelled a cabinet revolt over Policy 713 changes and looked to be ready to call a snap provincial election on the issue of upholding “parent’s rights.” In his December 2023 year-end interview with Canadian Press, Higgs held firm.“Premier ...
flooded MPs and Cabinet Ministers' offices, inboxes and phone lines, echoing the demand from coast to coast. Will you call on Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly to act immediately and stop the Quebec weapons contract?
Opening the door to Section 33 for Prime Ministers to invoke the measure would set a precedent and lead to invocation as a default maneuver for politician’s with an anti-democratic leaning. Judging from his words and actions, past and present, Poilievre would be that politician. Several years...
Cabinet ministers take marching orders from the PMO, their public statements tightly controlled. Civil servants and elected Conservative MPs alike must submit Message Event Proposal requests to the PMO before appearing at events, laying out exactly what they will say, what they will wear, and the ...
Moncrief, Gary F.Studlar, Donley T.Canadian Parliamentary AssociationCanadian Parliamentary ReviewMoncrief, Gary F., and Donley T. Studlar. 1996. "Women Cabinet Ministers in Canadian Provinces 1976-1994." Canadian Parliamentary Review 19(3): 10-13....