Three words told the world of Canada's liberation from the conservative deep-freeze and its return as a global force for progressive good: "Because it's 2015." Justin Trudeau – the tattooed former boxer, son of a prime minister and defeater of Stephen Harper, the Tony Abbott of the north – showed off his new ministry by presenting "to Canada a cabinet that looks like Canada." It contains a former refugee, two aboriginal politicians and three Sikhs – and half its ministers are female. When asked why it was important to him to have a "gender balanced" cabinet, Trudeau said: "Because it's 2015." The retort was effective as it...
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