Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Theresa May faces no confidence vote after Brexit shellacking – Macleans.ca
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Politics Insider for January 16: Svend Robinson seeks end to political purgatory, the war of the travel advisories, and Theresa May’s government faces a vote of no confidence after historic defeat of Brexit deal
Jan. 16, 2019
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During her time as Indigenous services minister, Jane Philpott won respect from Indigenous leaders. Now Seamus O’Regan, friend-of-Trudeau and target of much criticism in his old role as Veterans Affairs minister, must try to fill her shoes. Needless to say, not all Indigenous leaders are thrilled with his appointment:
“I’m a little disappointed, mainly for selfish reasons,” says Grand Chief Arlen Dumas of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. “Minister Philpott brought a breath of fresh air into the relationship that we had with the federal government and was truly willing do things in new ways.”
