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                       Canada to Swear in New PM Trudeau

   by VOA News

   Canada gets a new prime minister Wednesday as Justin Trudeau is sworn
   into office on a pledge to bring a very different government than the
   country had during almost 10 years under former leader Stephen Harper.

   Trudea, 43, led his Liberal Party to a commanding victory in
   parliamentary elections last month, taking 184 seats compared to 99 for
   Harper's Conservative Party.

   Just after being sworn in, Trudeau is expected to announce his Cabinet
   with a group of ministers divided evenly between men and women.

   He issued a letter late Tuesday that promised a bill for middle class
   tax cuts as his first legislative action.

   Trudeau also said he planned to expand Canada's engagement on the world
   stage as a critical piece in boosting his country's economic growth.

   He announced plans to attend a flurry of international meetings in the
   coming weeks, including a G20 leaders summit in Turkey, the global
   climate change conference in Paris, APEC talks in the Philippines and a
   summit of Commonwealth Heads of Government in Malta.

   Trudeau is the second-youngest prime minister in Canada's history. His
   opponents alleged during the campaign that he was inexperienced and not
   ready for the job. The former school teacher was first elected to
   parliament in 2008 and became head of the Liberals in 2013.

   His late father, Pierre, was first elected prime minister in 1968 on a
   wave of support among voters that became know as "Trudeaumania," and
   served nearly uninterrupted for the next 16 years.
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