Canadian PM and Cabinet sworn in today

[Deleted]

Exciting times! I'm so looking forward to Trudeau getting to work. I'm hoping some things actually move fast, like refugee settlement.

[awick14]

I can't wait to see who he chose. I'm very curious about the environment minister will be.

[awick14]

Nov 4, 2015 10:12:44 GMT -5 Jennyanydots said:

Nov 4, 2015 10:06:18 GMT -5 awick14 said:

I can't wait to see who he chose. I'm very curious about the environment minister will be.

I wouldn't be shocked to see Stephane Dion be given that post again. He has had that role in the past and was quite well regarded in it and even did some Environment stuff with the UN, I believe.

I also think this cabinet will be much more racially diverse than in the past.

That's what I'm thinking too, but I know that in BC there is a huge push to try and get him to sway more towards Elizabeth May, being the only Green Party elected.

[awick14]

Nov 4, 2015 10:21:23 GMT -5 Jennyanydots said:

Nov 4, 2015 10:16:17 GMT -5 awick14 said:

That's what I'm thinking too, but I know that in BC there is a huge push to try and get him to sway more towards Elizabeth May, being the only Green Party elected.

Yeah, that was a nice idea, but completely unrealistic. As an article by CBC noted, the cabinet acts as "Yes Men" for the PM. What if Elizabeth May was Environment Minister and then legislation came forward on something that would have negative environmental repercussions, like the Keystone Pipeline? Elizabeth May wouldn't have been able to say anything. She would have to betray her own party's principles to be in the Cabinet. Much better for her to remain on the outside and be able to be outspoken.

I agree completely, I think that a lot of people here will be upset when he doesn't choose her. I guess I'm more curious on everyone else's reaction to him not choosing her, then who he actually chooses, lol.

[awick14]

Some of the choices are not what I thought but I really like the male/female split for sure.

[Deleted]

I heard the Health minister is a doctor.
And the Science minister is a scientist.

Crazy.

[rugbywife]

Nov 4, 2015 11:53:20 GMT -5 Jennyanydots said:

The Canadian Dream: Arriving in Canada as a refugee from Afghanistan and going on to become a Cabinet Minister at the age of 30. Fuck, she's 3 years younger than me. What am I doing with my life?

I love it, LOVE IT. 

And yes, my newly elected MP in my area is younger than me.  I kind of wanted to cry. 

[rugbywife]

Nov 4, 2015 12:36:02 GMT -5 Jennyanydots said:

So to recap:

50% male
50% female
22% visual minority
22% Francophone
6% People with Disabilities
3% openly LGBT (but maybe more who are not open about it?)

That's what Canada looks like

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT. 

[qcinoct]

Not impressed with the choice for Minister of Ag, BUT, I'll accept it now that there's a Minister of Science who's an actual scientist!

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Nov 4, 2015 13:08:05 GMT -5 qcinoct said:

Not impressed with the choice for Minister of Ag, BUT, I'll accept it now that there's a Minister of Science who's an actual scientist!

I'm just still happy Gerry Ritz can shut the hell up. 

[Deleted]

Why are there no pictures in this thread?

[Deleted]

Thanks @vicmo! The little boy's bomber jacket slays me.

[anastasia517]

I'm sorry Jenny for liking almost everything you posted. And yay for more "it's Trudeau" memes.

The fact that people have been complaining on Facebook about a gender quota oisses me off because of the diversity requirements for area and language. Plus, you know, the climate change denial by the minister of the environment.

[lg28]

Some good choices! And some I don't know, but I look forward to learning about them.

[elleblue]

Nov 4, 2015 9:59:48 GMT -5 Jennyanydots said:

Canada's resident PM Hottie is being officially sworn in today. Harper officially resigned a few minutes ago (WOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!) and the Cabinet will be announced soon.

The big news for this cabinet is that Trudeau has pledged that 50% of the cabinet will be women.

For non-Canadians - the Cabinet makes up the inner circle of government, and each Cabinet Minister holds a portfolio - Defense, Finance, Foreign Policy, Health, Aboriginal Affairs, Fisheries and Oceans, Agriculture, etc. Our Ministers are elected MPs and are selected by the PM to be in cabinet. The cabinet typically strives for representation across regional lines, as well as a mix of Anglophone and Francophone. This year, it will also be gender-balanced.

Thanks to Borgen*, I now have some knowledge of how a Parliamentary system is set up. Otherwise I'd be completely in the weeds with regards to how it works. I'll be interested to see if he's able to keep to the 50/50 promise. 


*a political drama set in Denmark - highly recommend if you can get your hands on it

[qcinoct]

Nov 4, 2015 15:52:40 GMT -5 Jennyanydots said:

Nov 4, 2015 13:08:05 GMT -5 qcinoct said:

Not impressed with the choice for Minister of Ag, BUT, I'll accept it now that there's a Minister of Science who's an actual scientist!

Is there a particular reason you are anti-MacAuley? There had to be a PEI MP, and he has the most experience (including Cabinet experience) plus he used to be a farmer, so I wasn't surprised by this.

wasn't he involved in some scandal and had to resign his cabinet post before? 

[loira]

Nov 4, 2015 10:08:19 GMT -5 @vicmo said:

And for anyone who was wondering what Tom Mulcair (third place behind Trudeau and Harper) has been up to since the election:

youtu.be/z_aGTAWsRfk

OMG I saw this last night on 22 minutes. Whut?

[loira]

Nov 4, 2015 10:23:17 GMT -5 awick14 said:

Nov 4, 2015 10:21:23 GMT -5 Jennyanydots said:

Yeah, that was a nice idea, but completely unrealistic. As an article by CBC noted, the cabinet acts as "Yes Men" for the PM. What if Elizabeth May was Environment Minister and then legislation came forward on something that would have negative environmental repercussions, like the Keystone Pipeline? Elizabeth May wouldn't have been able to say anything. She would have to betray her own party's principles to be in the Cabinet. Much better for her to remain on the outside and be able to be outspoken.

I agree completely, I think that a lot of people here will be upset when he doesn't choose her. I guess I'm more curious on everyone else's reaction to him not choosing her, then who he actually chooses, lol.

She's my MP and even I thought this idea was nice in principle, but totally impractical. It would never have happened, and I'm okay with that.

[missmaddie]

A FB friend from university SHARED, not just "Liked" 26 posts from various media outlets about this today. I went and counted.

I now remember why I have hidden her in the past.

She clearly needs a forum like this, because 26 reshares on FB in the span of 12 hours is too much, regardless of the occasion. People can find CBC if they need to.

/end rant.

[missmaddie]

I have 5 minute windows of nursing to check everything out. Too much to wade through.

Liking is not the same, IMO, but I keep thinking I'm on her profile instead of my feed since it's her in a row.

[qcinoct]

Jennyanydots, thanks! I mean, anyone is an improvement over Ritz as Ag Minister. I guess I was hoping for someone new and flashy

[Deleted]

I am impressed you guys know the merits of cabinet ministers
I know the name of my MP.

However I think there were a lot of cabinet ministers named from GTA. People in Canada hate that

[kimibrighteyes]

Nov 5, 2015 9:42:02 GMT -5 @vicmo said:

I love this! I didn't know all this about them.

[Deleted]

Thanks, @vicmo! I'm pretty jealous of Canada right now.

[CallingAllAngels]

Those pictures are adorable, @vicmo. I love the one of him and his mom. He has her hair.

[Deleted]

He's just so damn witty.

www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/behind-the-scenes-with-justin-trudeau-on-his-1st-day-as-pm-taking-the-bus-1.3306276

"Maybe that's your experience on a bus, Peter, but a lot of people take the bus every day to go to work, and that's exactly what we're doing."

[gibbinator]

He's got the right answer to everything

@vicmo, I feel like you're turning him into "the Royal's" with all the photos lol. Next thing you know his face will be on dinner plates like Princess Di.

[saz]

I've never wanted to be Canadian before until now! You guys are so lucky. And the picture of him w/ his mom is killing me!!! How adorable.

[rugbywife]

Honestly, I wasn't sold on Trudeau for a long time, even when I voted. I just really didn't want the Conservatives back in power. But every single thing he has done since taking winning the election has been convinced he is going to be amazing. I see so much of his father in him but NONE of the arrogance and that is lovely (fine, apparently he might not be as intellectually brilliant, whatever)...I think every move he is making is a somewhat intentional kick at the Conservatives, to prove to them, and the populace, that it can be done another way.

[Deleted]

We have our census back! He's unmuzzling scientists! It's like Christmas, guys.