With NAFTA negotiations fully underway, newly elected Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer says he intends to shuffle his shadow cabinet with an emphasis on trade.
At an event at a Naramata winery Monday evening, Scheer spoke to a small crowd of supporters, as part of his Canadian tour, largely speaking to the need to 91裸聊视频渕ake sure Justin Trudeau is a one-term prime minister.91裸聊视频�
It was Scheer91裸聊视频檚 first trip to the Okanagan since he was named the Conservative Party leader in the spring, with a stop in Kelowna also planned for Tuesday.
At the event, Scheer briefly took questions from reporters on a variety of subjects.
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Asked by the Western News what kind of deal he would like to see for Canadian wineries out of NAFTA negotiations, Scheer pointed to trade more broadly as a part of his party91裸聊视频檚 strategy.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e going to be making some changes to our shadow cabinet and trade is going to be a huge issue. There are so many jobs in Canada that depend on trade, that depend on that open border,91裸聊视频� Sheer said, adding the U.S. can also be guilty of the issues it accuses Canada of.
91裸聊视频淭he United States often, they sometimes point to things in Canada, but they have a lot of mechanisms that support their industries as well, and we have to approach these things with our eyes open.91裸聊视频�
Scheer said he believed the Liberal Party has 91裸聊视频渕ishandled the trade file91裸聊视频� by waiting and gauging the temperature before taking action.
However, he offered no position on how he hoped Canadian wine would flow across the border to the south.
But perhaps higher on mind in a media scrum was the cabinet shuffle from the Liberals, which included the resignation of Judy Foote, who helmed the public works and procurement ministry.
91裸聊视频淲e have a lot of respect for Judy Foote; she91裸聊视频檚 in a different party, but she91裸聊视频檚 had a long career of public service,91裸聊视频� Scheer said.
91裸聊视频淲ait and see how each minister performs, but I do think a lot of the times, the Liberals are good at changing symbols and changing letterhead, changing titles.91裸聊视频�
That comment was directed more specifically at one of the more dramatic changes for the Liberal Party cabinet. The Ministry of Indigenous and Northern Affairs was effectively split into two ministries, with one tackling reconciliation and the other tackling more day-to-day issues like education.
91裸聊视频淭he First Nations people I talk to, they want opportunities, and a lot of the things that the Liberals have done, unilaterally killing opportunities,91裸聊视频� Scheer said, noting in particular the moratorium on exploration and natural resource development in the North.
91裸聊视频淭hey talk a lot about consultation and they talk a lot about engagement with our First Nations communities 91裸聊视频� time and time again, they just don91裸聊视频檛 do it.91裸聊视频�
That said, Scheer said he was waiting to see how the newly split Indigenous affairs departments would work, but he didn91裸聊视频檛 see the change as significant without actual action.
91裸聊视频淲hen it comes to actual practical policies that improve the lives of Indigenous communities, they haven91裸聊视频檛 done any of that,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檝e got a lot of issues with their management and direction of the missing and murdered Indigenous women inquiry, so we91裸聊视频檙e going to adopt a wait-and-see approach and see what they actually do.
91裸聊视频淏ut changing titles, changing letterhead doesn91裸聊视频檛 actually improve services for people.91裸聊视频�
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Having lost a pair of seats in the Okanagan last election, Scheer said he expected to 91裸聊视频渃ome back with some exciting policies that will speak to creating prosperity here in British Columbia91裸聊视频� in an effort to win back those seats.
91裸聊视频淧reserving our wonderful environment, at the same time making sure that job creators are able to do what they do best, which is create opportunities for people,91裸聊视频� Scheer said. 91裸聊视频淭he two can go hand-in-hand.91裸聊视频�
He added that he wasn91裸聊视频檛 intimidated by a leftward swing in Western Canada, with Alberta electing the NDP, the B.C. NDP taking power alongside the B.C. Green Party and the waning popularity of the Saskatchewan Party91裸聊视频檚 Brad Wall.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 confident that we can offer a positive vision, an aspirational vision to Canadians that rejects the politics of the NDP.91裸聊视频�
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