Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Appoints Gender-Equal Cabinet

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first full day on the job Thursday came complete with a protest by environmentalists outside the gates of his new Rideau Hall residence.

The feminist USA website Jezebel’s piece on Trudeau’s cabinet was headlined: The Sexiest Thing About Justin Trudeau Is His Cabinet’s Gender Parity.

Trudeau who has assumed an nearly rock star like status since his election win last month was officially sworn in as the Canadian prime minister on Thursday.

John McCallum, Trudeau’s immigration minister, said the government is committed to delivering his promise.

Although Trudeau took a few heat during the campaign from his opponents for having been a drama teacher, his warmth and affinity for children only earned him points with the youth who spoke to him. Trudeau promised to lead a government characterized by “sunny ways”.

This week, it’s the prime minister’s pithy defence of his gender-equal cabinet that’s prompted the worldwide media to sit up and take notice.

Meanwhile, Trudeau’s decision to pass over veteran politicians in favour of first-time MPs for cabinet positions could be interpreted as his way of asserting an “image of youthfulness, of optimism”.

The conservative prime minister was also angered by Mr Obama’s reluctance to approve the Keystone XL pipeline that was created to transport petroleum from Alberta to Texas.

Jody Wilson-Raybould, a lawyer and former regional chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations, was sworn in as attorney general and justice minister, becoming the first aboriginal person to hold the post.

“And I’m sorry to say the Liberal government before Harper could have done much more and they didn’t”.

His cabinet was seen as an inclusive one and a change from the past, where men have always dominated the most. After a visit to the United States, Mrs. Trudeau became infatuated with Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who she found to be more sympathetic than her husband. Numerous female ministers have been given key roles, including former journalist Chrystia Freeland – now in charge of worldwide trade – and Maryam Monsef, who fled Afghanistan as a refugee 20 years ago.