Grit caucus lobbied Trudeau for new rural ministerial post, Liberal MP Casey says

In an election-style speech, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau steered clear of comments anticipating a nasty electoral showdown, saying he would 'offer that hopeful vision of Canada' in the face of political turmoil around the world over economic anxieties.
Rookie Liberal MP Bernadette Jordan, who represents South Shore-St. Margarets, N.S., pictured Jan. 14, 2019, at Rideau Hall shortly after she was sworn in as the minister of rural economic development.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau created a new post to represent rural Canada on economic issues at the demand of rural MPs, according to a two-term Liberal MP. Sean Casey (Charlottetown, P.E.I.), speaking to

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