Mlanie Joly, Montreal MP, named minister of Canadian heritage

Mlanie Joly, MP for Montreal's Ahuntsic-Cartierville riding, has been named minister of Canadian heritage in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau'snew cabinet.

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Wednesday'sceremony included various performances,including two young Inuitthroat singers, a First Nations drum dance and wrapped up with a livelyMtis Prairie fire dance.

The heritageportfolio comprises Canada's arts, culture, sport and media industries, including agencies such as the Canada Council for the Arts, Telefilm Canada, Library and Archives Canada, the National Film Board of Canada and the CBC.

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Formerly a litigation lawyer and a managing partner of Montreal public relations firm Cohn & Wolfe, Joly has served on boards forvarious cultural bodies, including the Muse d'art contemporain de Montral, the Governnor General's Performing Arts Award and Business for the Arts.

She was the first Quebec woman recognized with the Arnold Edinborough Award, recognizing young professional volunteerism in the arts, in 2009.

During the 2013 Montreal mayoral race, Joly was a dark-horse candidate who finished second behind Denis Coderre.

Avocal proponent of inspiring younger generations to become involved in politics, she published her first book, a political treatise entitled Changer les rgles de jeu (Changing the Rules of the Game), in 2014.

Joly is close to the family of Prime Minister Trudeau and served as an organizer on his leadership campaign.