BREAKING: Trudeau shuffles three ministers to fill vacancy left by Wilson-Raybould cdnpoli
The new Veterans Affairs Minister is Lawrence MacAulay, who was previously the minister for agriculture and agri-food.
"In their new roles, the ministers will advance some of the Government of Canada's top priorities," a release from the Prime Minister's Office says. Monsef was also first elected in 2015, she represents an Ontario riding and first held the democratic institutions role before being shuffled into the status of women portfolio in 2017.
He also moved Jane Philpott to president of the Treasury Board and minister of digital government from Indigenous services. Replacing her as Indigenous services minister was former veterans affairs minister Seamus O'Regan. Trudeau also tapped rookie Nova Scotia MP Bernadette Jordan to join cabinet as rural economic development minister. She also fills the space left for a minister from that Atlantic province after Brison left.
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