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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)