No, however her input is very important as Minister of Industry. The choice is going to come from an overall consensus, not through the choice of one person.
If it will fall on anyone to make the call though? It will be the Prime Minister.
Thanks Noah, that was certainly my understanding. I was just curious about nuance: the PM, I am assuming, is giving the Cabinet directions as to whose voice to amplify in major acquisitions. Currently that seems to be the Industry Minister (I don't think she is freelancing.)
I just read a statement by a UQAM scholar in today's Radio Canada piece on the fighters (sigh) where he claimed the "Defence policy isn't about jobs" and that seems to me profoundly problematic. At a time when only about 5% of Canadians think that the government should prioritize defence spending, ignoring the necessity of building a defence industrial base that creates jobs ad keeps them in Canada, is stunningly tone deaf.
I am confused. Does Minister Joly "hold the decision-making power" on the submarine contract?
No, however her input is very important as Minister of Industry. The choice is going to come from an overall consensus, not through the choice of one person.
If it will fall on anyone to make the call though? It will be the Prime Minister.
Thanks Noah, that was certainly my understanding. I was just curious about nuance: the PM, I am assuming, is giving the Cabinet directions as to whose voice to amplify in major acquisitions. Currently that seems to be the Industry Minister (I don't think she is freelancing.)
I just read a statement by a UQAM scholar in today's Radio Canada piece on the fighters (sigh) where he claimed the "Defence policy isn't about jobs" and that seems to me profoundly problematic. At a time when only about 5% of Canadians think that the government should prioritize defence spending, ignoring the necessity of building a defence industrial base that creates jobs ad keeps them in Canada, is stunningly tone deaf.
This is why I find your work so important.