Trudeau cabinet hopefuls must pass extensive background check – Politics – CBC News

Newly elected and returning Liberal MPs are anxiously awaiting the phone call that tells them they have been chosen for Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet. But before that happens, extensive background and security checks will have been done on each, in many cases without their knowledge.

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Netanyahu-Trudeau hold ‘warm’ phone call, affirming Israel-Canada bond | Ottawa Citizen

OTTAWA — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has offered his congratulations to prime minister designate Justin Trudeau in a telephone call affirming the friendship of the two countries — even if it won’t always be shouted from Canada’s rooftops. Rafael Barak, Israel’s ambassador to Canada, said the call from Netanyahu took place last Friday, and…

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