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Canada's Justin Trudeau reshuffles top Cabinet officials
BBC | Published18 hours ago

Mr Trudeau announced the new appointments on Tuesday

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a Cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, including a new foreign minister who is a former astronaut.

Mr Trudeau also named new industry and transport ministers following the surprise resignation of current innovations minister Navdeep Bains.

Mr Trudeau could face an election this spring over a budget row, analysts say.

His Liberals failed to win a majority of seats in parliament in 2019 and must rely on the support of other parties.

Transport minister Marc Garneau was named the new foreign affairs minister. He is Canada's fourth foreign minister in the last five years.

Mr Garneau, 71, was also the first Canadian in space, flying aboard the US space shuttle in 1984. The former astronaut lived in the US for nine years.

He will now be tasked with working with a new US administration as well as managing disputes with China.

François-Philippe Champagne replaces Mr Bains as Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.

The transport department will be headed by Omar Alghabra, who was currently serving as parliamentary secretary to the minister of intergovernmental affairs.

Winnipeg MP Jim Carr is returning to cabinet after stepping aside in 2019 following a cancer diagnosis. He has been named special representative for the Prairie provinces.

Mr Bains, 43, said on Tuesday he was resigning due to family reasons. He had served in the role since 2015.

His unexpected departure prompted the cabinet reshuffling, as these top spots are generally held by officials who will participate in the next election.

In his announcement on Tuesday, the Prime Minister thanked Mr Bains "for his friendship, support, and counsel over their many years working together in Parliament".

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2-1-2021

On Monday, Vice reported that Canadian letter carriers are facing suspension for refusing to deliver samples a far-right newspaper that traffics in pro-Trump conspiracy theories.

"Free copies of the Epoch Times, an international newspaper infamous for pushing far-right conspiracy theories and pro-Trump messaging, appeared on Canadians' doorsteps last month, leading to numerous complaints from the public
and a controversy for Canada Post," reported Steven Zhou. "Earlier this month, Ramiro Sepulveda, a postal worker in Regina, Saskatchewan, refused to deliver a sample edition of The Epoch Times and was suspended for three days without pay."

Nor is this the first time it has happened, according to the report: "Last April, the Ministry of Public Services and Procurement, which overlooks Canada Post, rejected a complaint from workers in Toronto who didn't want to deliver the paper, alleging it amounted to anti-Chinese hate speech during the initial months of the pandemic."

The Epoch Times has ties to the Chinese Falun Gong spiritual movement, an apocalyptic religious group that believes former President Donald Trump would bring about "judgement day" and punish the Chinese Communist Party for persecuting them.

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4-14-2021

Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says these special public policies will encourage essential temporary workers and international graduates to put down roots in Canada and help the country retain talented workers.

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‘We want you to stay’: Canada opens door to permanent residence for 90,000 international graduates and temporary workers with one-time program.

Canada is rolling out a one-time special immigration program to grant permanent residence to 90,000 recent international graduates as well as temporary foreign workers with work experience in essential occupations.

International students will qualify for the new program if they have graduated from an eligible post-secondary program within the past four years, after January 2017, and if they are currently employed. They do not need to be in a specific occupation to meet the requirements.

The program is also open to temporary foreign workers with at least one year of work experience in one of the 40 health-care occupations, as well as 95 other essential jobs across a range of fields, such as caregiving and food production and distribution.

This time-limited immigration pathway will take effect on May 5 and remain open until Nov. 5 or until the target is reached.

“The pandemic has shone a bright light on the incredible contributions of newcomers. These new policies will help those with a temporary status to plan their future in Canada, play a key role in our economic recovery and help us build back better,” Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said on Wednesday.

“Our message to them is simple:
Your status may be temporary, but your contributions are lasting — and we want you to stay.”

The Liberal government has made immigration a critical part of Canada’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery with plans to welcome 401,000 permanent residents in 2021, after the annual intake of immigrants nosedived by 45.7 per cent last year to just 185,130.

The 90,000 intake under the new program will account for almost a quarter of this year’s overall immigration goal.

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With the border remaining closed to non-essential travel, many would-be immigrants who have already been granted permanent residence have been unable to come to Canada.

It has prompted officials to shift gears and focus more on prospective candidates who are already in Canada and normally would face a lengthier process to qualify.

In February, Ottawa raised eyebrows when it issued 27,332 invitations — five times more than its previous high of 5,000 people — to hopeful candidates already living in this country.

Mendicino said these are unprecedented steps taken to create “the fastest and broadest pathways” for permanent residency and toward achieving the 2021 immigration level plan through a series of “smart choices.”

“We need workers who possess a range of skills in a range of sectors within our economy to keep it going forward and accelerate our economic recovery,” he said.

“We value those who are highly educated, those who are highly skilled, but we also need people who work in the agriculture sector and in trades and construction sector who provide manual labour to build our communities. For too long, we haven’t been able to provide these pathways.”

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In 2020, 9.5 percent of the labor force in Canada was unemployed. This is a significant increase from the previous year, when unemployment stood at 5.7 percent. (Stats posted Mar 9, 2021)

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