Mélanie Joly, the federal industry minister, is denying rumours that she is set to be named Canada’s ambassador to France in a coming cabinet shuffle.

Citing “multiple sources, Liberal and otherwise,” the Toronto Sun reported this week that Joly is “looking to be appointed” to the role.

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But a few hours later, asked if she had any interest in the job, Joly said “absolutely not.”

“I’m focused on my job right now, which is to be the minister of industry, and to fight for every single job in this country at a time of trade tensions, and so I’ll continue to do that,” she told Mackenzie Gray, a journalist with Global News, during a video press conference from Japan on Wednesday.

The posting to Paris, with its official residence next to the embassy in the chic 8th arrond

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