Justin Trudeau shook up his front bench on Wednesday, dropping seven veteran cabinet ministers and replacing them with seven rookies. One of the new faces is from Quebec and one is from B.C. The other five are from Ontario.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani takes the oath of office as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on during a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on July 26, 2023.
Virani, who represents Parkdale-High Park in Ontario, has been an MP since the Trudeau Liberals first came to power in 2015. He has been a parliamentary secretary to a number of ministers since then, including his predecessor at justice. "The legal threshold is quite high for proving genocide. That doesn't mean that investigations shouldn't take place," he said, adding that he wants international bodies like the UN to investigate the situation.
Ontario MP Ya'ara Saks is another cabinet newcomer from the GTA. The MP for York Centre replaces Carolyn Bennett as minister of mental health and addictions and associate minister of health. Bennett announced this week she won't be seeking re–election after serving an MP for 26 years.Following the 2021 general election, Saks was named parliamentary secretary to the minister of families, children and social development.
The Ontario MP arrived in Canada as a refugee from Sri Lanka in 1983. Prior to his election, he worked as a human rights lawyer and with a number of community organizations, including as a member of the Toronto Police Chief's Advisory Council. Liberal MP Terry Beech rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill. The Burnaby North-Seymour MP was named minister of citizens' services on Wednesday.
The government says Beech will be responsible for Service Canada and the new portfolio will cover any services the federal government provides directly to Canadians, such as passport applications and employment insurance. The B.C. governmentQuebec MP Soraya Martinez Ferrada is the new minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec. Martinez Ferrada represents the riding of Hochelaga.
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