BREAKING: Carney keeps Chrystia Freeland in cabinet as Minister of Transport and Internal Trade
Her appointment ends speculation that the longtime Liberal minister was on her way out following the election.
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Her appointment ends speculation that the longtime Liberal minister was on her way out following the election.
Chrystia Freeland will remain in cabinet under Prime Minister Mark Carney, taking on the position of Minister of Transport and Internal Trade. Her appointment ends speculation that the longtime Liberal minister was on her way out following the election.
The cabinet marks the prime minister’s second cabinet overall—but his first since winning a mandate. The new cabinet features a smaller team compared to the previous government under Justin Trudeau. The cabinet is also, notably, is not gender neutral, as was done under Trudeau.
Carney retained several familiar names from Trudeau’s team, including Dominic LeBlanc, Melanie Joly, Francois-Philippe Champagne, and Anita Anand. Freeland, who previously served as deputy prime minister and finance minister, joins this core group of senior ministers.
The new cabinet includes 24 new appointments such as Shafqat Ali, Jill McKnight, Tim Hodgson, Eleanor Olszewski, Mandy Gull-Masty, Joël Lightbound, Gregor Robertson, former CBC journalist Evan Solomon, Wayne Long, and Nathalie Provost. Thirteen of these individuals are newly elected MPs.
Alongside 24 ministers—11 women and 13 men, including the prime minister—Carney appointed 10 secretaries of state, nine of whom are new. These junior members will support specific issues and government-wide decisions but will not attend all major cabinet meetings or committees.
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