Combined global affairs and security cabinet committee shows government’s changing foreign policy priorities, say observers

Chrétien-era minister Don Boudria says the new structure will avoid duplication, but warned against a bloating of other cabinet committees.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with his cabinet in Charlottetown, P.E.I., earlier this year, unveiled his new cabinet committees, sub-committees, and working groups on Sept. 27.The Hill Times photograph by Laura Ryckewaert

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

October 9, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent decision to combine the cabinet committees dealing with foreign affairs and security threats signals his government's changing priorities in foreign policies, and another acknowledgement of foreign interference, says observers.

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