Friday morning Canada’s new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, was sworn in at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. A trimmed down Cabinet was also sworn in. A news release from the federal government describes it as a new, leaner, focused Cabinet that includes returning ministers, seasoned leaders, and new voices as it delivers on the things that matter most to Canadians. Prime Minister Mark Carney says, ““This team is built for immediate action and focused on protecting Canadian workers, supporting their families, and growing this great country.”
The new Cabinet is as follows:
- Mark Carney, Prime Minister
- Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada
- Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development
- François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance
- Anita Anand, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
- Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence
- Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services
- Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
- Ginette Petitpas Taylor, President of the Treasury Board
- Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Culture and Identity, Parks Canada and Quebec Lieutenant
- Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade
- Kamal Khera, Minister of Health
- Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
- Rechie Valdez, Chief Government Whip
- Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Jobs and Families
- David J. McGuinty, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
- Terry Duguid, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
- Nate Erskine-Smith, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
- Rachel Bendayan, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
- Élisabeth Brière, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency
- Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
- Arielle Kayabaga, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Democratic Institutions
- Kody Blois, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development
- Ali Ehsassi, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Services and Procurement
