Law School: Minister and Ahmed Hussen

law school: The Canadian Press By Bruce Campion-Smith Ottawa Bureau Tonda Mac Charles Ottawa Bureau reporter Tues., Jan. 10, 2017 OTTAWA Three Toronto-area MPs earned big promotions as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet Tuesday to gird for a new protectionist president in Washington and potential economic turbulence to follow, according to Toronto Star. Ahmed Hussen, who arrived as a 16-year-old refugee from Mogadishu, went to law school and just over a year ago became the first Somali-Canadian elected to the House of Commons, was named immigration minister. The ex-international trade minister takes over Stephane Dion's former portfolio. Chrystia Freeland, the International Trade minister who closed the Canada-EU free trade deal, moves to Foreign Affairs replacing Liberal veteran St phane Dion, to steer Canada's relationship with a newly unpredictable ally and trading partner under Donald Trump as U.S. president. Hussen's varied experiences as an immigrant, community activist and immigration lawyer means he knows his new post from the grassroots up, inside and out, one senior official told the Star. And Karina Gould, a rookie MP from Burlington, joins cabinet as Democratic Institutions minister, taking over from embattled Maryam Monsef. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.