Trudeau, Morneau need long-term plan

Justin Trudeau took a chance on Bill Morneau and now both are taking a chance on the economy.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, the Bay Street veteran, carries with him a very hefty, very impressive resumé, but when handed the Finance portfolio the resumé was light on two categories: experience in politics and at the casino.
OTTAWA—It was merely a matter of time before someone in Justin Trudeau's picture-perfect, properly balanced cabinet—a collection of the celebrated, the cerebral and the politically untested—was going to have to show their mettle with their finger stuck in a light socket. Bill Morneau, c'mon d...

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