Politics matter: Pipelines, personalities and plagues

Parliament Hill was a swirl of fresh faces and a storm of news this week in the rush to get things done and squared away before the Thanksgiving break.
In a sea of pageantry, the next Governor General, astronaut Julie Payette, was sworn in to her new position, replacing David Johnston. Premiers and Indigenous leaders then gathered nearby for a meeting with the prime minister — a meeting that led to a more solid picture of what legalization of cannabis will eventually look like.
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