Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to shake up his cabinet following a tumultuous week that saw the departure of his deputy and a series of last-minute changes. The upcoming shuffle is expected to involve around twelve Liberal MPs, with key roles being reassigned.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning a Friday cabinet shuffle after an explosive week in federal politics that saw him lose his top deputy, and conduct a mini-shuffle on the fly Monday. One senior Liberal source told The Hill Times to expect the shuffle to involve about 12 Liberals moving in and out of positions.
The source, who spoke on a not-for-attribution basis because they were not authorized to speak, said three of the current ministers expected to take on new roles include: Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon (Gatineau, Que.), Treasury Board President Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.), and Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Liberal MP Charles Sousa, first elected in a December 2022 Mississauga—Lakeshore, Ont., by-election, is expected to take over the Treasury Board Secretariat from Anand, according to a second source. Three-term Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (Beaches—East York, Ont.) is expected to take over as housing minister, the source said. One source said Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith is expected to take over from Housing Minister Sean Fraser, who announced this week he would not be running in the next election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) has been facing calls for months to make changes to his senior team, with rumours of a cabinet shuffle coming as far back as the summer. In the meantime, he made a couple one-person shuffles as members of cabinet stepped away. But Chrystia Freeland’s (University-Rosedale, Ont.) dramatic departure from cabinet on Dec. 16 changed the political calculations. A lengthy cabinet meeting followed, with Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) ultimately tapping close friend Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) as the new finance minister. LeBlanc told reporters he would remain as intergovernmental affairs minister, and temporarily keep the public safety portfoli
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