Carney’s cupboard swearing-in underway, that includes 24 new faces

Carney isn’t simply placing his stamp on authorities by choosing his personal crop of ministers, he’s additionally renamed some portfolios. It’s an indication of what his authorities’s priorities shall be.

The joke in Ottawa is that Dominic LeBlanc is the “minister of every part.” That continues to be the case in Carney’s cupboard, the place he’ll play a key position coping with Trump and delivering Carney’s financial agenda.

His new title is president of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and minister answerable for Canada-U.S. Commerce, intergovernmental affairs and one Canadian financial system.

Alberta’s Eleanor Olszewski is the brand new minister of emergency administration and group resilience.

Toronto MP Evan Solomon may have a brand new position: minister of synthetic intelligence and digital innovation.

From crucial minerals to assaults on sovereignty, Canada’s Far North has by no means been extra essential. Whereas defending the Arctic is a defence concern, it’s fascinating that Rebecca Chartrand has been made minister of Northern and Arctic affairs.