Can I just…Like, people are joyful over Trudeau’s new cabinet. Joyful. Over a federal cabinet. But look:
Our new Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada is Jody Wilson-Raybould, an aboriginal woman and leader. This when we’re dealing with a crisis around missing and murdered aboriginal women.
Our new Minister of Defense is Harjit Sajjan, an actual combat veteran and first generation immigrant. This when former the PM’s rhetoric on Canada’s military tradition centered mostly on white British stuff around the War of 1812.
Our new Minister of Veterans Affairs is Kent Hehr, a lawyer who is physically disabled and an experienced activist in the areas of gun violence and LBGTA+ rights. This after a period when Canadian veterans hadn’t just been denied an advocate in Veterans affairs but it had almost become hostile towards them.
Our new minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Coast Guard is Hunter Tootoo. An Inuit man has been given the portfolio responsible for issues of natural resources and Canadian sovereignty.
(Hold on, I need a minute. Hunter Tootoo is hotter than Trudeau. By far. Holy shit. Okay, I’m good now)
And I could go on. We have an actual scientist handling science! A first generation immigrant in charge of democratic institutions! A paralympian in charge of sports and people with disabilities! A doctor as minister of health!
AN ASTRONAUT IS MINISTER OF TRANSPORT!!!
AN ASTRONAUT IS MINISTER OF TRANSPORT!!!
Keep going Trudeau. You’re doing brilliantly so far.
This is very inspiring and exciting. 1000 points to Canada.
ALSO dear God Hunter Tootoo is a beautiful man.
ok NOW i am excited! I hope that these people live up to their potential so hard!
and dear god YES on Hunter Tootoo’s hotness!
So excited for Canada 😀
(Also, co-sign on Hunter Tootoo!)
It does give me hope. I’m not one to announce this publicly, but I’m actually praying that this all means that things are going to change for the better in Canada.
I’m not sure why this has me in tears, but it does. So nice to see a country striving SO HARD to do governing RIGHT. Wish the US would take a page from this playbook.
I know I posted about this yesterday, but jeebus. This is big stuff.
I just- THE LOOK ON TRUDEAU’S FACE AND HIS GESTURES when they asked him why he was appointing a gender equal cabinet tho. Go Canada!
“It’s 2015.” I have never seen a man look so done in my life.
If you’re scared about going to a strange place and doing something you haven’t done before, don’t worry! Polling stations have staff and volunteers and their whole job is to walk you through the process! Keep your pieces of ID out, do what they ask (mostly it will be showing your ID, waiting in this line, then going behind the screen to vote), and it will be over quickly.
If you need help voting because of sight, hearing, or mobility issues, the staff is trained to help with that too, and you can have a support person with you everywhere but behind the voting screen when you actually put the X in the circle.
Voting is designed to be accessible for all.
So many people worked so hard for the right to vote. If you are a woman, a person of colour, part of the LGBTA spectrum, or anyone other than a cis white man, you owe it to those who were denied the right to, to vote today.
Please, please go vote today, and together we can stop Harper!
