Ontario MP Jamil Jivani concerned there’s no labour minister amid Trump’s tariffs [Video]

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani has sent a letter to the federal government saying he’s concerned about the lack of a labour minister in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet at a time of economic friction with the United States.

Jivani, who represents Bowmanville—Oshawa North, said his region is facing significant challenges due to layoffs at the General Motors assembly plant in Oshawa, Ont., and shift cuts in an automobile sector that has been upended by U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent duties on vehicle imports to the United States.

“With these local economic factors in mind, it is no surprise that many Canadians are concerned by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to exclude a minister of labour from the newly unveiled federal Liberal cabinet and relegate the labour portfolio to a junior position in government,” Jivani wrote in the letter posted on social media Wednesday.

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