That is why, it is on behalf of all Canadians that I am so thankful that you have answered my call to put country ahead of self and agree to serve as minister of intergovernmental affairs. For example, Stéphane Dion was Jean Chretien’s intergovernmental affairs minister, tasked with mending fences in the aftermath of the referendum. I encourage you to think of yourself as my minister of national unity. Your task will be to bring regional factions on board with our agenda, including climate change, pharmacare and economic growth. Governments such as Moe’s or Kenney’s, and indeed their electors, may be opposed to ours in political ideology, but as minister of intergovernmental affairs, you are charged with continuing to engage with them in good faith.

Source: thestar November 24, 2019 10:07 UTC