OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finds himself leading a cabinet with zero representation from the western provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan after the departure of embattled former employment minister Randy Boissonnault on Wednesday.

Boissonnault was the cabinet’s sole representative from Alberta and <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;ministerial lead for the rebuilding&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2024/10/09/prime-minister-announces-new-ministerial-lead-jasper#:~:text=As%20part%20of%20the%20federal,as%20Ministerial%20Lead%20for%20Jasper.&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" href="https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2024/10/09/prime-minister-announces-new-ministerial-lead-jasper#:~:text=As%20part%20of%20the%20federal,as%20Ministerial%20Lead%20for%20Jasper." data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click">ministerial lead for the rebuilding</a> of the fire-ravaged town of Jasper, Alta.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's already frayed relationship with Alberta hangs in the balance.{ai:summary}<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet now lacks representation from Alberta and Saskatchewan following the resignation of former employment minister Randy Boissonnault. He was the only cabinet member from Alberta and was overseeing the recovery efforts for Jasper, which was affected by wildfires. </p><p>#politics</p>

Boissonnault's departure severs Trudeau cabinet's last link to Alberta and Saskatchewan

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