Make no mistake -- Trudeau's cabinet shuffle is his re-election kickoff: Chris Hall

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-cabinet-shuffle-analysis-1.4752196

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Jim Carr moves over from Natural Resources to serve as minister for the rebranded Department of International Trade Diversification.

With the vast majority of trade depending on the U.S. and its not-so-predictable president, Donald Trump, finding new markets for Canadian goods is taking on increasing significance for a government that has tied middle-class prosperity to expanding trade relations in Asia, South America and Europe.

And perhaps most significant of all, former Toronto police chief Bill Blair is being handed responsibility for border security and reducing organized crime, as head of a new department whose precise mandate seemed unclear even to him.

"The appointment the prime minister has given me, I think, reflects how seriously this government takes the safety of all of its citizens," Blair told reporters after being sworn in.


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