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PM Trudeau appoints Bains, Joly to oversee Canada’s telecom, media, communications industry

OTTAWA – Two names in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new 30-member cabinet will be of particular interest to Canada’s communication industry.The role of Industry Minister has vanished, as the PM opted to mesh the ministries of science and technology and Industry Canada under the department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development.  Navdeep Singh Bains (Mississauga-Malton, ON) was named minister of that portfolio. After entering federal politics in 2004 as MP for Mississauga–Brampton South, Bains served as parliamentary secretary to the PM and a Liberal critic for various portfolios.  He is Certified Management Accountant, holds an MBA with a specialization in finance, and...