Justin Trudeau gave a vote of confidence to his two most effective ministers to oversee the thorniest issues facing his government as he starts a second term in power after last month’s bruising election. The Canadian prime minister announced a new cabinet Wednesday that keeps Bill Morneau at the helm of the finance department and moves Chrystia Freeland from foreign affairs to deputy prime minister, which will give her wide berth to manage key files such as the controversial expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. If his first cabinet four years ago was about symbolic change, the message this time is about good governance and policy execution after Trudeau lost his parliamentary majority amid a growing uprising in western oil-producing regions. That means he’ll need to make good on climate-change promises that were key in helping his Liberal Party retain its hold on the major urban areas, while at the same time delivering results for the nation’s energy sector to mitigate regional unrest.
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