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Bains out, Champagne in at ISED


OTTAWA — With Navdeep Bains set to retire from politics by not running in the next federal election, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a cabinet shuffle this morning that now sees Saint-Maurice—Champlain MP François-Philippe Champagne (above), currently foreign affairs minister, become the minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (which we've been stuck on calling ISED, the ministry's former name. We'll start calling it ISI after this). The largely rural riding’s primary community is Shawinigan. “In his new role, Minister Champagne will rely on his extensive business experience in the fields of energy, engineering, and innovation to assist our economic recovery...