Mark Carney to be sworn in as prime minister on Friday
CBC
Prime minister-designate Mark Carney and his cabinet will be sworn in on Friday at Rideau Hall.
The new Liberal leader, who is taking over from outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has promised the transition will be "seamless and it will be quick."
Trudeau will officially resign as prime minister on Friday, thereby dissolving his cabinet.
In a news statement published Wednesday, Rideau Hall confirmed Carney and his cabinet members will then be sworn in at 11 a.m. at Rideau Hall, the Governor General's official residence.
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will preside over the ceremony.
As has been previously reported, former public safety minister Marco Mendicino, whom Trudeau removed from cabinet in 2023, is Carney's chief of staff during the transition.
Radio-Canada has learned that former Quebec finance minister Carlos Leitão is in talks with Carney's team about becoming a Liberal candidate in the next election.
Leitão has made no secret of his interest in a possible return to politics. He and Carney have known each other for more than 15 years.
According to Radio-Canada sources, former Quebec premier Jean Charest has also been approached by the Carney camp. It's unclear exactly what was offered, but Charest has no intention of becoming a minister and would not accept an offer from Carney unless the Liberals win the federal election.
Since his landslide victory on Sunday, Carney has held a series of meetings to prepare for his new role. He met with the Liberal caucus on Monday, and Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman and Chief of the Defence Staff Jennie Carignan on Tuesday. He had breakfast with Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday.
As part of the preparations for the transition between Carney and Trudeau, Mendicino met the outgoing prime minister's staff for an hour on Tuesday afternoon.
Although Trudeau and Carney belong to the same political party, the two teams are treating the transition as a brand new administration. This means that Trudeau's staff have been emptying out their offices, taking personal belongings such as photos and archiving emails and documents.
It's expected that many of the staff already working in the Prime Minister's Office will remain in place, at least until the next federal election, as several members of Carney's team need to obtain their security clearance before taking up their new duties. These clearances can often take two weeks or more.
Once the swearing-in ceremony is over, Carney is expected to call an election before Parliament resumes on March 24.
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