Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will reshuffle his cabinet on Friday to fill vacancies left by recent resignations, including Chrystia Freeland's high-profile departure. The Prime Minister faces pressure to resign from some caucus members, but he must first focus on governing the country.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet Friday, multiple sources have told CBC News. He's got big gaps to fill on his front bench after a spate of resignations in recent months, including Chrystia Freeland 's bombshell departure earlier this week.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a Laurier Club holiday party event in Gatineau, Que., on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.
(Spencer Colby/Canadian Press)Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet Friday, multiple sources have told CBC News. He's got big gaps to fill on his front bench after a series of resignations in recent months, including Chrystia Freeland's bombshell departure earlier this week. While Trudeau is facing pressure to resign from some caucus members who accuse him of mismanaging his relationship with Freeland, his former right hand, he still has to deal with the immediate task before him: governing the country. Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc is pulling triple-duty because he also holds the public safety and intergovernmental affairs portfolios, an enormous workload for one minister.What's next for Justin Trudeau now that some of his own MPs want him gone?Anita Anand is serving as both president of the Treasury Board and transport minister. Ginette Petitpas Taylor is the employment minister, the minister for official languages and the Veterans Affairs minister. One person who won't be part of that cabinet shuffle is former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, according to LeBlanc. The New Brunswick MP told Brunswick News that 'Carney is not an option' and 'that discussion has concluded.''He told me that Mr. Carney will not be the minister of finance,' he said. Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc confirmed that Mark Carney won't be joining cabinet in the coming shuffle. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) Two sources told CBC News that the prime minister offered Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne the finance portfolio, but he turned it dow
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