Pollievre, Rempel Garner get top Shadow Cabinet jobs
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Summary
Rempel-Garner, the MP for Calgary Nose Hill, gets the role of shadow minister for natural resources, while Polyev goes back to his old finance role. But O'Toole is leaving out former leadership rival Leslyn Lewis, and he didn't find a job for Ontario MP Marilyn Gladue, who last week set up a separate Tory caucus to deal with COID19 matters.
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Hello, I'm Dave Naylor, news editor of the Western Standard.
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Calgary's Michelle Rempel-Garner and Ottawa MP Pierre Polyev have received top spots
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in the Conservative shadow cabinet, appointed Tuesday by leader Erin O'Toole.
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Rempel-Garner, the MP for Calgary Nose Hill, gets the role of shadow minister for natural resources,
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while Polyev goes back to his old finance role.
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But O'Toole is leaving out former leadership rival Leslyn Lewis,
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and he didn't find a job for Ontario MP Marilyn Gladue,
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who last week set up a separate Tory caucus to deal with COVID-19 matters.
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Polyev, who gained national status with his dogged questioning of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
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during the We Charity scandal, moves back to the role of finance critic he held until February,
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Manitoba Conservative MP Candace Bergen stays on as deputy leader,
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and former leader Andrew Scheer stays on as infrastructure critic.
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Canada must take strong action to address climate change and protect our environment.
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We must also simultaneously address a crisis of rising costs,
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and a crisis of warning for hope for young Canadians.
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in securing a sustainable future for our country
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However, Canada's natural resources sector is often politically exploited
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to yield hollow victories as opposed to meaningful results
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on climate, social inclusion, or economic opportunity.
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The Liberals must be made to recognize that choosing this path harms our country.
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I will work with anybody across party lines and civil society to achieve these goals.
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We need bold new ideas to address the challenges related to climate and natural resource development.
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Canada deserves a better path forward, and I'm here to help build it, she concluded.
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