A fifth foreign affairs minister for Trudeau starts another ‘new beginning,’ as experts urge for Joly to have greater autonomy

'I’m not 100 per cent sure how much ability Minister Joly will have to make this portfolio her own,' says NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson.

New Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly becomes the 11^th foreign affairs minister in the last 15 years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

November 3, 2021

Questions loom about how much ministerial independence Mélanie Joly will have as Canada’s top diplomat and how much a minority Parliament will dampen enthusiasm for foreign affairs, say experts who pan the revolving door of cabinet ministers at Global Affairs. Ms. Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Qu...

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