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Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled a new 28-member cabinet aimed at resetting the Liberal government’s focus on trade with the United States, public safety and the cost of living.
The new cabinet, announced Tuesday, includes 10 first-time MPs and marks a significant shift from the Trudeau-era front bench. Several ministers from Carney’s short-lived pre-election cabinet have been dropped, and new roles have been introduced, including junior secretaries of state.
The shuffle is designed to refocus the government on economic stability, U.S. trade relations, and domestic affordability concerns. Restored portfolios include Women and Gender Equality and Official Languages, while Secretaries of State were named for Labour and Children and Youth.
However, disability advocates have raised concerns about the continued absence of a minister or secretary specifically responsible for accessibility.
Here is Carney’s full cabinet:
- Shafqat Ali – Treasury Board
- Rebecca Alty – Crown-Indigenous Relations
- Anita Anand – Foreign Affairs
- Gary Anandasangaree – Public Safety
- François-Philippe Champagne – Finance and National Revenue
- Rebecca Chartrand – Arctic Affairs
- Julie Dabrusin – Environment and Climate Change
- Sean Fraser – Justice and Atlantic Canada
- Chrystia Freeland – Transport and Internal Trade
- Steven Guilbeault – Canadian Identity and Official Languages
- Mandy Gull-Masty – Indigenous Services
- Patty Hajdu – Jobs and Families
- Tim Hodgson – Energy and Natural Resources
- Mélanie Joly – Industry
- Dominic LeBlanc – U.S. Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs
- Joël Lightbound – Government Transformation
- Heath MacDonald – Agriculture
- Steven MacKinnon – House Leader
- David McGuinty – National Defence
- Jill McKnight – Veterans Affairs
- Lena Metlege Diab – Immigration
- Marjorie Michel – Health
- Eleanor Olszewski – Emergency Management
- Gregor Robertson – Housing and Infrastructure
- Maninder Sidhu – International Trade
- Evan Solomon – Artificial Intelligence
- Joanne Thompson – Fisheries
- Rechie Valdez – Women and Gender Equality and Small Business
More details are expected in the days ahead as each minister outlines their specific mandates.
Written by: Joseph Goden