The ambitions of Trudeau’s third-term government will be influenced by Canada’s top-ranking public servants — including deputy ministers, ambassadors, watchdogs and policymakers.
The Bank of Canada is expected to raise interest rates four or five times in 2022. And at some point this spring, the Liberals will release a budget that they’ve pledged will contain measures to boost growth and competitiveness. Independent watchdogs, like the parliamentary budget officer, are watching every step.
And with a growing list of problematic U.S.-Canada files and an overdue Indo-Pacific strategy, Trudeau will be relying on key envoys — including his TBD ambassadorial appointment for Beijing — to help reset relationships. The Liberal government is overdue to share its long-promised China policy with all eyes on its tack now that the Two Michaels are free.
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