By Pepper Parr
December 2, 2015
BURLINGTON, ON
This is big news – for someone with Karina Gould’s background, age and political experience to be be appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development by Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau is significant.
Karina Gould: Anyone who is a cat person has the “gravitas” to be a fine politician.
A number of other people were made Parliamentary Secretary’s: Adam Vaughan, an MP in the former government and a city Councillor in Toronto with years of experience and former Metro Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair were appointed. Those two had experience and major connections that were easy to recognize.
Gould has a great resume and some very significant experience in trade relations. Her work with the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C. has served her well.
This appointment matters – those who knew her and worked with her knew Gould had the “right stuff”: clearly other people figured that out as well.
To get a sense as to just how hard this young woman works – listen up. Last Tuesday Gould flew in from Ottawa, took part in the public meeting on Syrian refugees and then returned to Ottawa that night.
Maybe her husband drove her to the airport – giving the two of them some quality time.
