Canada’s new prime minister unveils cabinet

Those who lined the long driveway leading to the Governor General’s residence also got the first glimpse of the new Liberal government, as Trudeau and his ministers walked down the path. “Openness and transparency will be our constant companions, and we will work to restore Canadians’ trust in their government and in our democracy”. Power in Harper’s government was centered around his office.

Canada PM Justin Trudeau recently took his oath as New Prime Minister along with his set of cabinet members.

“It seems as though the balance is tipped towards youth as opposed grizzled veterans, but to have a few there I think is important and helpful”, said Gerald Baier, a political science professor at the University of British Columbia.

He is notably more liberal than his predecessor, with his policies focusing on climate change, the economy, welfare, the refugee crisis and decriminalising cannabis. The boy had relatives in Canada.

In a rare move, Trudeau is also taking on the youth and intergovernmental affairs portfolios.

The F-35 is the U.S. Pentagon’s most expensive weapons program, aiming to replace a wide range of existing aircraft for the USA and several partner countries.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s succinct “because it’s 2015” explanation of his new, half-female cabinet has attracted global attention.

“But we don’t have 50-50 men and women in the parliament”, he said.

Sajjan is a Lieutenant-Colonel in Canada’s armed forces and was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Former journalist and media manager Chrystia Freeland becomes trade minister, the first women in the job since Pat Carney held the post in Brian Mulroney’s Progressive Conservative government in the 1980s.

Trudeau talks often about “sunny ways” and ran a campaign with an optimistic theme.

Trudeau and his ministers were sworn in at a ceremony inside Rideau Hall, which included a performance by young Inuit throat singers. The traditionalist leader was additionally irritated by Mr Obama’s hesitance to affirm the Keystone XL pipeline that was meant to transport petroleum from Alberta to Texas.

Trudeau has already laid out the major planks of his economic plan, which includes running three years of budget deficits, boosting infrastructure spending in a bid to stimulate Canada’s flagging economy. All five also report to another cabinet minister.

Trudeau’s “parity cabinet” is a first in a country where women started voting in 1916, four years before similar rights in the US.