Mélanie Joly given big promotion in Trudeau’s new cabinet, as the former Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages is given Foreign Affairs portfolio
Mélanie Joly received one of the biggest promotions in Tuesday’s cabinet shuffle, vaulting into the foreign-affairs post as Ottawa grapples with increasing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region and tries to resolve challenges in its relationship with the United States.
Trudeau cabinet shuffle: Anita Anand moves to Defence, Steven Guilbeault to Environment, Mélanie Joly to Foreign Affairs She was asked whether China will face reprisals for having jailed Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor for more than 1,000 days in what Ottawa once criticized as “hostage diplomacy,” but declined to say. She said she plans to meet with experts on China shortly. “I can tell you, however, that we have no illusions. Our eyes will be wide open.”
Roland Paris, a former foreign-policy adviser to Mr. Trudeau and director of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, said turnover at Global Affairs has become a problem. Pollster Jean-Marc Léger said he’s not surprised with Ms. Joly’s promotion given her performance as a co-chair of the Liberal campaign in the 2021 federal election.
Ms. Joly does not come to the Global Affairs portfolio with no international experience. For a period in 2018 and 2019, she was the federal minister responsible for the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, an international alliance of francophone countries. She served as vice-chair of the cabinet committee on global affairs and public safety between November, 2019, and when the 2021 election was called in August. She also obtained a master’s degree in law at Oxford.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Politics Briefing: PM promotes Joly, Anand, Guilbeault to high-profile roles in cabinetTuesday’s cabinet shuffle represents a major realignment following Liberals’ re-election last month
Read more »
PM Trudeau names new defence, health, foreign affairs ministers in sizable cabinet shakeup
Read more »
Jim Carr out of cabinet, no more special envoy to Prairies for Liberal governmentPrime Minister Justin Trudeau has left his special representative for the Prairies out of cabinet, appearing to signal a departure from trying to quiet tensions in the West.
Read more »
Politics Briefing: Trudeau’s office says PM has no problem with Chrétien’s comments on his leadershipThe former prime minister has been talking up his views on how Trudeau should be running the country as he promotes a new collection of essays
Read more »