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iPolitics By Kady O Malley. Published on Jan 12, 2021 6:01am (Andrew Meade/iPolitics)
Amid a sudden surge in speculation that his minority Liberal government is gearing up for a spring election,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reportedly set to make some small but still potentially significant changes to his front bench roster, with the new lineup expected to be unveiled ahead of a pre-planned cabinet retreat later today.
As per the latest dispatch from the Star’s Susan Delacourt, “details of the job changes were unconfirmed late Monday evening,” with “government sources (saying) the shuffle is a small one, prompted by one cabinet member’s decision to step down.”
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OTTAWA â Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lost a key lieutenant in a pre-election cabinet shuffle Tuesday, as Industry Minister Navdeep Bains announced he was stepping down from his post and would not run in the next campaign.
Cabinet ministers, who arenât planning to run again, often step down in the final year of a parliament and Bains departure fuelled already omnipresent election speculation in Ottawa. Trudeau continued to insist his party wasnât gearing up for a campaign.
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After years of discussion, Canada has announced the purchase of a drone to help patrol its vast Arctic.
The announcement late last month was made by the federal Minister of Public Services and Procurement Anita Anand and Transport Minister Marc Garneau,
The contract will be for a ‘civilian’ version of an Israeli military drone from Elbit Systems Ltd. or the acquisition of a Hermes 900 StarLiner remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS). It will be able to patrol up to 72 degrees north latitude, roughly near the top of Victoria and Baffin Islands and has a range of some 1,400 nautical mile.