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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree, and Governor General Mary Simon. With this sizeable change in cabinet positions, there is an element of newness surrounding the team, writes Sheila Copps, though there is no element of newness in the leader. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

July 31, 2023

OTTAWA—Justin Trudeau has rolled the dice.

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