{"id":19997,"date":"2023-07-26T14:11:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T21:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/trudeau-announces-major-cabinet-shakeup-seven-new-ministers\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:11:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T21:11:30","slug":"trudeau-announces-major-cabinet-shakeup-seven-new-ministers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/trudeau-announces-major-cabinet-shakeup-seven-new-ministers\/","title":{"rendered":"Trudeau announces major cabinet shakeup, seven new ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>OTTAWA \u2013 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a significant reset to his cabinet, with two-thirds of portfolios switching hands, seven rookie ministers coming in and seven others leaving the front bench.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a reset that the Liberal government is selling as a renewed focus on the economy and affordability, with Trudeau saying this is the right team to build a strong future.<\/p>\n<p>Anita Anand, who has led Canada\u2019s response to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, is leaving the defence portfolio to become president of the Treasury Board, while Bill Blair is replacing her.<\/p>\n<p>Dominic LeBlanc is adding public safety to his portfolio, former immigration minister Sean Fraser is becoming housing minister and Marc Miller is taking on immigration.<\/p>\n<p>Cabinet newcomer Arif Virani is taking on justice, replacing outgoing minister David Lametti.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Holland, who was the government House leader, is taking on the health portfolio, while former health minister Jean-Yves Duclos is the new public services and procurement minister.<\/p>\n<p>The other new ministers are Gary Anandasangaree, who takes over Crown-Indigenous Relations; Terry Beech, who is in a new portfolio called Citizens\u2019 Services; Tourism Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada; Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya\u2019ara Saks; Families Minister Jenna Sudds and Small Business Minister Rechie Valdez.<\/p>\n<p>Only seven ministers are keeping their portfolios: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a92023 THE CANADIAN PRESS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/dcn\/news\/government\/2023\/07\/trudeau-announces-major-cabinet-shakeup-seven-new-ministers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA \u2013 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a significant reset to his cabinet, with two-thirds of portfolios switching hands, &#8230; 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