LIBERAL MINISTER STEPS ASIDE DUE TO ILLNESS

Treasury Board President Jean-yves Duclos is stepping aside due to illness. Duclos says in a statement that he felt persistent chest pain over the past several days and was told he had a pulmonary embolism. He says he is feeling well, but his doctor recommended he rest for a few days. Joyce Murray, the minister of digital government, will assume his duties for now. Duclos has been the Liberal MP for a Quebec City riding since 2015, and was the minister for social development in the Trudeau government’s first mandate.