Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his new cabinet, and the only sitting Liberal MP from this province to run for re-election is back in. St. John’s East MP Joanne Thompson, who easily won her riding, will stay in the fisheries portfolio.
The 28-member cabinet includes ten ministers of state.
Francois-Philippe Champagne is minister of finance and national revenue; Dominic LeBlanc, becomes the president of the Privy Council and minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, intergovernmental affairs and “one Canadian economy;” Anita Anand goes in as foreign affairs minister; Sean Fraser is minister of justice and attorney general. He also becomes the minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency; David McGuinty is defence minister; Ontario MP Tim Hodgson is the minister of energy and natural resources; Chrystia Freeland is the minister of transport and internal trade.
Mark Carney introducing his new cabinet outside Rideau Hall (CPAC)
Carney says smaller cabinet ‘more focused’
Speaking after his new cabinet was sworn-in, the Prime Minister calls it smaller and more focused than those of previous governments.
“In a return to more traditional cabinet government, our cabinet will be supported by ten secretaries of state, who will lead on key priorities within their ministers’ portfolios.”
