A medical doctor by profession, Philpott was first appointed by Trudeau as minister of health, tasked with tackling the challenging assisted dying file with then-justice minister Wilson-Raybould. Working together on that file, the two senior ministers formed a professional and personal friendship that has lasted to this day. When Wilson-Raybould resigned from cabinet, Philpott made a public statement of support for her. pic.twitter.com/bwL6ouQjSA —@PuglaasWhile minister of health, Philpott signed new health accords with all 10 provinces that included dedicated funding for mental health and home care. The ministry was created when Trudeau split Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada into two separate ministries, some two decades after a royal commission recommended the move.

Source: CBC News March 04, 2019 22:52 UTC