Canada’s Trudeau to unveil new cabinet on October 26

PM says the new government will make COVID-19 vaccinations a top priority when Parliament resumes next month.

Justin Trudeau will swear in a new cabinet later this month, the Canadian prime minister has announced, after his Liberal Party secured another minority government in a hard-fought election last month.

Trudeau said in a statement on Friday the new cabinet would be unveiled on October 26 and Parliament would return on November 22.

The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic remains a top priority, he said, as the party has committed to ensuring all domestic air and train passengers as well as all federal employees are fully vaccinated against the virus, among other measures.