Politics This Morning: Team Trudeau fans out in B.C. ahead of cabinet retreat

Over the weekend, the prime minister made it official. He celebrated his nomination as the candidate for Papineau, Que., a seat he has held for about 10 years.
Amid the debate over whether a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald has a place on the grounds of Victoria's city hall, Ottawa is staying mum on if there's been discussion of removing statues of Canada's first prime minister and other controversial historical figures, reports Hill Times' Neil Moss. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY BEATRICE PAEZ
August 20, 2018
Good Monday morning, Ahead of the cabinet retreat on Tuesday in Nanaimo, B.C., where the Trudeau government plans to develop its campaign pitch heading into 2019, several ministers are being deployed across the province today for a string of announcements. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

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