Trudeau arrives at Rideau Hall to shuffle his cabinet in a big way
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived at Rideau Hall to shuffle his cabinet in a big way. 'It's a great day today,' Trudeau said, ahead of the major federal political event of the summer. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will preside over the swearing-in ceremony that will see seven ministers removed, several rookies promoted, and the reassignment of the majority of other roles.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived at Rideau Hall to shuffle his cabinet in a big way.
“It’s a great day today,” Trudeau said, walking up solo as he entered the governor general’s residence to oversee the major federal political event of the summer.
In a swearing-in ceremony getting underway at 10:30 a.m. EDT, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will preside over the changes to the federal ministry that will see seven ministers removed, several rookies promoted, and the reassignment of the majority of other roles.
Defence Minister Anita Anand is one of the ministers CTV News has confirmed will be getting a new gig, moving into an economic-focused portfolio at Treasury Board, a domestic-centric job and her third cabinet assignment.
Replacing her will be Bill Blair, taking on the high-profile international cabinet post amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and continued defence spending pressures. This will open up the emergency preparedness position, in one of what's set to be a cascade of reassignments made on Wednesday.
Canadians can expect that nearly the entirety Trudeau's cabinet will be new, or find themselves in new roles after this morning's swearing-in ceremony.
Current ministers and rookie MPs arrived ahead of the prime minister, offering early indications of who is in line for a new job.
