Cabinet prospects must be vetted by RCMP, CSIS before getting call
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Newly elected and returning Liberal MPs are anxiously awaiting the phone call that tells them they have been chosen for Justin Trudeau's new cabinet. But before that happens, extensive background and security checks will have been done on each, in many cases without their knowledge.