OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is adding eight fresh faces to his cabinet in a shuffle today, though they may not have much time in those new roles after all.
Just before Trudeau moved to shore up his front bench Friday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh declared he is finally ready to vote down the government and attempt to trigger a snap election in the new year -- though Parliament won't return for a month and he may not get that chance until March.
The new appointments also include Montreal MP Rachel Bendayan, Winnipeg MP Terry Duguid, Toronto MP Nate Erskine-Smith, Ottawa MP David McGuinty and Nova Scotia MP Darren Fisher. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh vowed Friday he will attempt to bring down the government in a House of Commons vote of no confidence once Parliament resumes in the new year.
Anita Anand, who has carried both transport and Treasury Board since Pablo Rodriguez left cabinet in September, will keep transport while Ginette Petitpas-Taylor, who has been juggling both employment and veterans affairs, is to become president of the Treasury Board.Gary Anandasangaree will add northern affairs to his job as minister of Crown-Indigenous Affairs, to replace Winnipeg MP Dan Vandal who is leaving cabinet after announcing he won't seek re-election.
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