Trudeau: Pre-Election Boat and Rideau Hall

trudeau: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets Minister of Rural Economic Development Bernadette Jordan at a swearing in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Jan. 14, 2019, according to The Toronto Star. Trudeau is clearly hoping Jordan's appointment will blunt the Conservative edge in rural Canada, Chantal H bert writes. It was not designed to rock the Liberal pre-election boat. Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS In that spirit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau passed on his last opportunity to play musical chairs with the government's ministerial hot seats. Observers parsing the tea leaves will also look in vain for manoeuvres designed to shore up the government's defences on the increasingly volatile Alberta front. From finance to foreign affairs and including the environment, natural resources and immigration, he has elected to leave the portfolios that are expected to be particularly politically sensitive between now and the October election in the same hands. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.