"Minister of Social Development (Canada) The Minister of Social Development () is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing Social Development Canada, the federal government's department concerned with the needs of seniors, children, families and people with disabilities. On February 6, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper merged the personnel and responsibilities of Social Development Canada into Human Resources and Skills Development Canada using an Order in Council, and did not name anybody to the post of Minister of Social Development. The post and department will remain legally in force, however, until such time"
"Prime Minister of Canada The Prime Minister of Canada () is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and Canada's head of government. The current, and 23rd, Prime Minister of Canada is the Liberal Party's Justin Trudeau, following the 2015 Canadian federal election. Canadian prime ministers are styled as ""The Right Honourable"" (), a privilege maintained for life. The Prime Minister of Canada is in charge of the Prime Minister's Office. The Prime Minister also chooses the ministers that make up the Cabinet. The two groups, with the authority of the Parliament of Canada, manage the Government"
"Justin Trudeau Justin Pierre James Trudeau (; ; born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician serving as the 23rd and current Prime Minister of Canada since 2015 and Leader of the Liberal Party since 2013. Trudeau is the second-youngest Canadian Prime Minister, after Joe Clark; he is also the first to be related to a previous holder of the post, as the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau. Born in Ottawa, Trudeau attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf and graduated from McGill University in 1994 and the University of British Columbia in 1998. He gained a high public profile in October 2000, when"
"during which he regained his faith. In 2011, Trudeau stated, ""My own personal faith is an extremely important part of who I am and the values that I try to lead with."" <nowiki>*</nowiki>Each federal electoral district had 100 points, which were determined by the voters in the district. Justin Trudeau Justin Pierre James Trudeau (; ; born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician serving as the 23rd and current Prime Minister of Canada since 2015 and Leader of the Liberal Party since 2013. Trudeau is the second-youngest Canadian Prime Minister, after Joe Clark; he is also the first to"
"Electoral history of Justin Trudeau This article is the Electoral history of Justin Trudeau, the current Prime Minister of Canada. A liberal, Trudeau has led the Liberal Party of Canada in one general election, in 2015, which he won by defeating then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada. He has been prime minister since November 4, 2015. Trudeau has stood for election to the House of Commons of Canada three times and was elected each time (2008, 2011, 2015). Trudeau was elected leader of the Liberal Party in 2013, succeeding Michael Ignatieff, who retired from politics after"
"Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada The Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada () is the wife or husband of the Prime Minister of Canada. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau is the wife of the 23rd and current prime minister, Justin Trudeau. To date, 19 women have been the wives of the Prime Minister of Canada; Kim Campbell, the only female prime minister to date, was unmarried during her time in office. As a public figure, spouses participate in various ceremonial, diplomatic or partisan activities alongside the prime minister. Spouses often pursue philanthropic or charitable endeavours on their own, although"
"Elections Canada. Italicized expenditures refer to submitted totals, and are presented when the final reviewed totals are not available. Stephen Harper Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian economist, entrepreneur, and retired politician who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada, from February 6, 2006, to November 4, 2015. Harper was the first Canadian Prime Minister to come from the modern Conservative Party of Canada, which was formed by a merger of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance. Harper was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Calgary Southwest"
"of Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper on October 1, 2012, to succeed Steven Point. Guichon was sworn in on November 2, 2012, at the British Columbia Parliament Buildings. Guichon played a central role in the aftermath of the 2017 provincial election, which resulted in neither the incumbent Liberals or opposition New Democrats winning a majority. The balance of power rested with the Greens, who held three seats. Three weeks after the election, the Greens agreed to support an NDP minority government, which theoretically allowed NDP leader John Horgan to form government by one seat. However, incumbent premier Christy Clark"
"Stephen Harper Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian economist, entrepreneur, and retired politician who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada, from February 6, 2006, to November 4, 2015. Harper was the first Canadian Prime Minister to come from the modern Conservative Party of Canada, which was formed by a merger of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance. Harper was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Calgary Southwest in Alberta from 2002 to 2015 and for Calgary Heritage until 2016. Earlier, from 1993 to 1997, he was"
"for Montreal's Papineau riding in 2008, Grégoire continued to live in their Montreal home with their children, while Trudeau stayed at a hotel in Ottawa during the week. In June 2013, two months after Trudeau became the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, the couple sold their home in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood and began living in a rented home in the Rockcliffe Park area of Ottawa. Grégoire Trudeau's husband Justin Trudeau was officially sworn in as the Prime Minister of Canada on November 4, 2015. After the end of the 2015 election, Grégoire Trudeau indicated her preference for the"
"Premier of Quebec The Premier of Quebec (French: ""Premier ministre du Québec"" (masculine) or ""Première ministre du Québec"" (feminine)) is the head of government of the Canadian province of Quebec. The current Premier of Quebec is François Legault of the Coalition Avenir Quebec, sworn in on October 18, 2018 following the 2018 election. The Premier of Quebec is appointed as president of the Executive Council by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, the viceregal representative of the Queen in Right of Quebec. The Premier is most usually the head of the party winning the most seats in the National Assembly of"
"points. All members of the party had the right to vote in the election through their riding associations. The points for each riding association were allocated in proportion to the local vote. Electoral history of Justin Trudeau This article is the Electoral history of Justin Trudeau, the current Prime Minister of Canada. A liberal, Trudeau has led the Liberal Party of Canada in one general election, in 2015, which he won by defeating then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party of Canada. He has been prime minister since November 4, 2015. Trudeau has stood for election to the House"
"with Canada, a change of government isn’t going to lead to the contract being ripped up."" Premiership of Justin Trudeau The premiership of Justin Trudeau began on November 4, 2015, when the first Cabinet headed by Justin Trudeau was sworn in by Governor General David Johnston. Trudeau was invited to form the 29th Canadian Ministry and become Prime Minister of Canada following the 2015 election, where Trudeau's Liberal Party won a majority of the seats in the House of Commons of Canada, leading to the resignation of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Trudeau has promised to decentralize power from the"
"Ambrose as interim leader of the party, and hence, interim Leader of the Official Opposition. The next Conservative Party of Canada leadership election was held on May 27, 2017. Following his swearing in on November 4, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that parliament would reconvene on December 3, 2015 with the Speech from the Throne to follow on December 4. On November 4, 2015, the following individuals were sworn in as cabinet ministers of the 29th Canadian Ministry, in addition to Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth: 2015 Canadian federal election The 2015"
"Legault is married to Isabelle Brais and has 2 children. He was raised in the Montreal suburb of Ste. Anne de Bellevue. Legault has been a Fellow of the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec (Order of Chartered Accountants of Québec) since 2000. François Legault François Legault (; born May 26, 1957) is a Canadian politician and businessman serving as the 32nd and current Premier of Quebec since 2018. He has been Leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec party since its foundation in 2011. Prior to becoming a politician, he was the co-founder of Canadian airline, Air Transat. He was"
"MP. Ed Komarnicki, incumbent MP. Michelle Hunter Garry Breitkreuz, incumbent MP. Lee Richardson, incumbent MP. Jim Prentice, incumbent MP. Deepak Obhrai, incumbent MP. Devinder Shory Diane Ablonczy, incumbent MP. Jason Kenney, incumbent MP. Stephen Harper, incumbent MP and Prime Minister of Canada. Rob Anders, incumbent MP. Kevin Sorenson, incumbent MP. Laurie Hawn, incumbent MP. Peter Goldring, incumbent MP. James Rajotte, incumbent MP. Mike Lake, incumbent MP. Brent Rathgeber, former MLA for Edmonton-Calder. Tim Uppal Rona Ambrose, incumbent MP. Rahim Jaffer, incumbent MP. Brian Jean, incumbent MP. Rick Casson, incumbent MP. Ted Menzies, incumbent MP. LaVar Payne Chris Warkentin, incumbent MP."
"National Security Advisor (Canada) The National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister () is an associate secretary in the Privy Council Office (PCO) and is responsible for advising the Prime Minister of Canada on security and intelligence matters. The person in this role is supported by the Security and Intelligence Secretariat and the International Assessment Staff. The current National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister is Greta Bossenmaier, who was previously the chief of the Communications Security Establishment. She was appointed on May 23, 2018, filling the vacancy left when her predecessor, Daniel Jean, retired. The"
"the Crown responsible to the elected House of Commons of Canada and chosen and headed by the Prime Minister of Canada (at present Justin Trudeau), the head of government. The governor general or monarch may, though, in certain crisis situations exercise their power without ministerial advice. To ensure the stability of government, the governor general will usually appoint as prime minister the person who is the current leader of the political party that can obtain the confidence of a plurality in the House of Commons. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) is thus one of the most powerful institutions in government,"
"it is generally regarded as a ""government in waiting"". Its members are often, but not always, appointed to a Cabinet post should the leader of their party be called to form a government. The Liberal Party of Canada won the federal election of October 19, 2015 with a majority of seats in the House of Commons. The Cabinet was sworn-in on November 4, with Justin Trudeau appointed as prime minister. The swearing in of the new Cabinet also marked the first gender-balanced cabinet in Canada’s history, where an equal number of female and male Ministers were appointed. This was reflected"
"François Legault François Legault (; born May 26, 1957) is a Canadian politician and businessman serving as the 32nd and current Premier of Quebec since 2018. He has been Leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec party since its foundation in 2011. Prior to becoming a politician, he was the co-founder of Canadian airline, Air Transat. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1998 to 2009, serving in the government of Quebec as Minister of Education from 1998 to 2002 and as Minister of Health from 2002 to 2003. As a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ),"
"increased significantly with the federal election victory of Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party on October 19, 2015. Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, the son of Pierre Trudeau, became prime minister with a majority government, and re-inspired the Alberta separatist movement. While speaking at a town hall in Peterborough, Ontario, on January 13, 2017, Trudeau responded to a question about pipelines and his commitment to protecting Canada's environment. ""We can't shut down the oilsands tomorrow. We need to phase them out. We need to manage the transition off of our dependence on fossil fuels. That is going to take time,"" The next"
"out of Toronto. She has two daughters. Suzanne Cowan Suzanne Cowan is a Canadian Liberal political operative based in Toronto, Ontario. Cowan is the current president of the Liberal Party of Canada. Suzanne Cowan is a native of Halifax. Cowan's father is Jim Cowan, a retired Liberal senator. Cowan received degrees from Mount Allison University and Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, France. Cowan became the president of the Liberal Party of Canada in April 2018 after running unopposed. Prior to being president, she served as vice president from 2016 to 2018, and as a senior advisor to Justin Trudeau from"
"Results of the 2015 Canadian federal election The 42nd Canadian federal election was held on October 19, 2015. The incumbent Conservative Party of Canada of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in office since 2006, was defeated by the Liberal Party of Canada under the leadership of Justin Trudeau. The Liberals rebounded from third place in the House of Commons with 36 seats to a strong majority government with 184 of the 338 seats in the expanded Commons. The Liberals picked up 148 seats, easily the biggest numerical increase for a Canadian party since Confederation. At 9:41pm EDT, October 19, 2015, CBC"
"who was elected. Some of these seats did have incumbents from other districts running. Results of the 2015 Canadian federal election The 42nd Canadian federal election was held on October 19, 2015. The incumbent Conservative Party of Canada of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in office since 2006, was defeated by the Liberal Party of Canada under the leadership of Justin Trudeau. The Liberals rebounded from third place in the House of Commons with 36 seats to a strong majority government with 184 of the 338 seats in the expanded Commons. The Liberals picked up 148 seats, easily the biggest numerical"
"Margaret Trudeau Margaret Joan Trudeau (""née"" Sinclair, formerly Kemper; born September 10, 1948) is a Canadian author, actress, photographer, former television talk show hostess, and social advocate for people with bipolar disorder, which she is diagnosed with. She is the former wife of Pierre Trudeau, 15th Prime Minister of Canada; they divorced in 1984, during his final months in office. She is the mother of Justin Trudeau, who has been the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada since 2015; the journalist and author Alexandre ""Sacha"" Trudeau; and the deceased Michel Trudeau. In 2013, Trudeau was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor"
"Party MLAs, allowed the NDP minority government to have a working majority in the Legislative Assembly. Christy Clark Christina Joan Clark (born October 29, 1965) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 35th Premier of British Columbia, Canada from 2011 to 2017. Clark was sworn in as premier on March 14, 2011, after she won the leadership of the British Columbia Liberal Party in the 2011 leadership election on February 26, 2011. She was the second woman to serve as premier of British Columbia, after Rita Johnston in 1991; and the first female premier in Canada to lead"
"due to Meilleur's links to the ruling Liberal Party of Canada. She withdrew her name from consideration on June 7, 2017. In the end, this position was filled by Raymond Théberge. Madeleine Meilleur Madeleine Meilleur (born November 22, 1948) is a Canadian nurse, lawyer and former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2016. She represented the riding of Ottawa—Vanier. She was a cabinet minister in the governments of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne. In May 2017, she was nominated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to become Canada's next"
"Philippe Couillard Philippe Couillard (; born June 26, 1957) was the 31st Premier of Quebec from 2014 to 2018, leader of the Quebec Liberal Party from 2013 to 2018 and a former university professor and neurosurgeon in Quebec, Canada. In the 2014 election he moved to the riding of Roberval where he resides. Until June 25, 2008, he served as the Quebec Minister for Health and Social Services and was also MNA of Mont-Royal until he resigned in 2008 under Jean Charest's Liberal government. He resigned as Liberal leader and MNA, on October 4, 2018. Couillard was born in Montreal,"
"Christy Clark Christina Joan Clark (born October 29, 1965) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 35th Premier of British Columbia, Canada from 2011 to 2017. Clark was sworn in as premier on March 14, 2011, after she won the leadership of the British Columbia Liberal Party in the 2011 leadership election on February 26, 2011. She was the second woman to serve as premier of British Columbia, after Rita Johnston in 1991; and the first female premier in Canada to lead her party to a plurality of seats in two consecutive general elections. While she lost her"
"Parliament. However, after Conservative Leader Stephen Harper became Prime Minister as a result of the 2006 federal election, no moves toward reform of the electoral system were taken until Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau became Prime Minister after the 2015 federal election, in which Trudeau promised to eliminate the current ""first-past-the-post"" single-member plurality voting system. While Trudeau has said that he advocates a system where the distribution of seats is more in line with the popular vote on a Canada-wide basis, to be achieved by a new type of ballot that allows voters to rank the candidates in order of preference,"
"Sophie Grégoire Trudeau Sophie Grégoire (; born April 24, 1975), also known as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, is the wife of the 23rd and current Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. She is a former television host and is involved in charity work and public speaking, focusing mainly on women's and children’s issues. Grégoire was born on April 24, 1975, in Montreal, Quebec, the only child of Jean Grégoire, a stockbroker, and Estelle Blais, a Franco-Ontarian nurse. Her family lived north of the city, in Sainte-Adèle, eventually relocating to Montreal when she was four years old. She was raised thereafter in"
"Ralph Goodale Ralph Edward Goodale, (born October 5, 1949) is Canada's Minister of Public Safety in the present Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau. He was Canada's Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2006, and leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party from 1981 to 1988. He has been the Liberal Member of Parliament for Regina-Wascana since 1993 (known as simply Wascana from 1997 to 2015), having previously served as the member for Assiniboia from 1974 to 1979. He was named Opposition House Leader by interim Liberal leader Bill Graham in 2006, and continued to serve in this role under the leadership"
"Suzanne Cowan Suzanne Cowan is a Canadian Liberal political operative based in Toronto, Ontario. Cowan is the current president of the Liberal Party of Canada. Suzanne Cowan is a native of Halifax. Cowan's father is Jim Cowan, a retired Liberal senator. Cowan received degrees from Mount Allison University and Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, France. Cowan became the president of the Liberal Party of Canada in April 2018 after running unopposed. Prior to being president, she served as vice president from 2016 to 2018, and as a senior advisor to Justin Trudeau from 2012 to 2015. Cowan is currently based"