OTTAWA — Here are the latest developments on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet shuffle. 10:35 a.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford and senior adviser Ben Chin have entered the ballroom.
10:35 a.m.
The room hushed for a minute before the band started to play another song. The room is now chattering and mostly full, except for the rows near the front, where seats have a blank white business card.The ballroom at Rideau Hall is about half full with relatives and significant others of ministers and MPs who are widely expected to join cabinet imminently.
Other MPs who have arrived at Rideau Hall and are not already sitting cabinet ministers include Terry Beech, Ya'ara Saks, Rechie Valdez and Arif Virani. Officials say all sitting cabinet ministers have been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony for new ministers, meaning not all of those arriving at Rideau Hall will be assigned new roles.Ottawa MP Jenna Sudds and Montreal MP Soraya Martinez Ferrada, both of whom do not currently sit in cabinet, have arrived at Rideau Hall.
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