Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new cabinet were sworn in in Ottawa Tuesday morning (May 13).
Carney named 28 MPs to cabinet positions and another 10 as secretaries of state, who are meant to provide leadership on key issues and priorities within their minister's portfolios. The next parliament is expected to begin May 26 and the following day the government's mandate will be outlined with a throne speech from King Charles III.
Carney described the cabinet as "purpose-built for this hinge moment in Canada's history." He said it's smaller and more focused than those of previous government's and will operate with a commitment to "true cabinet government with everyone expected and empowered to show leadership."
He added that the 10 secretaries of state supporting the cabinet is a "return to traditional government."
"Canadians elected this new government with a strong mandate to define a new economic and security relationship with the United States and to build a stronger economy for all Canadians," Carney said in a news conference outside of Rideau Hall, following the swearing in.
"Canadians also sent a clear message that their cost of living must come down and that our communities must be safe."
He said the swearing in of this cabinet is "amongst the fastest following an election," and the beginning of the new parliament will be "one of the most rapid following an election in Canadian history."
Carney said the government will deliver its mandate for change "with urgency and determination."
His new cabinet, according to a news release from the Prime Minister's Office, will "act to catalyze investment and build a new Canadian economy ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½“ one that creates higher-paying careers, raises incomes, and can withstand future shocks." The cabinet will work in collaboration wih provinces, territories and Indigenous peoples "to advance the nation-building investments that will support the governmentÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s core mission of building one strong, united economy ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½“ the strongest economy in the G7."
He said his is a government that has to address and come to a new arrangement with the Americans, but the primary focus is on the economy, specifically the Canadian economy.
"We're at the start of an industrial transformation, a transformation of this economy, and Madame (Mélanie) Joly, minister of industry, is going to help lead that in concert of the other members of cabinet and myself."
The new cabinet includes:
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Shafqat Ali, president of the treasury board
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;, minister of Crown-Indigenous relations
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Anita Anand, minister of foreign affairs
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Gary Anandasangaree, minister of public safety
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;François-Philippe Champagne, minister of finance and national revenue
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Rebecca Chartrand, minister of northern and Arctic affairs and minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Julie Dabrusin, minister of environment and climate change
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Sean Fraser, minister of justice and Attorney General of Canada and minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Chrystia Freeland, minister of transport and internal trade
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Steven Guilbeault, minister of Canadian identity and culture and minister responsible for official languages
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Mandy Gull-Masty, minister of Indigenous services
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Patty Hajdu, minister of jobs and families and minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Tim Hodgson, minister of energy and natural resources
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Mélanie Joly, minister of industry and minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Dominic LeBlanc, president of the KingÎÚÑ»´«Ã½™s Privy Council for Canada and minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, intergovernmental affairs and One Canadian Economy
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Joël Lightbound, mnister of government transformation, public works and procurement
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Heath MacDonald, minister of agriculture and agri-food
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Steven MacKinnon, leader of the government in the House of Commons
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ David J. McGuinty, minister of national defence
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Jill McKnight, minister of Veterans Affairs and associate minister of national defence
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Lena Metlege Diab, minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Marjorie Michel, minister of health
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Eleanor Olszewski, minister of emergency management and community resilience and minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Gregor Robertson, minister of housing and infrastructure and minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Maninder Sidhu, minister of international trade
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Evan Solomon, minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation and minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Joanne Thompson, minister of fisheries
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Rechie Valdez, minister of women and gender equality and secretary of state for small business and tourism
Carney also named 10 secretaries of state that will support the cabinet and their minister's portfolio. The new secretaries of state are:
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Buckley Belanger, secretary of state for rural development
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Stephen Fuhr, secretary of state for defence procurement
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;Anna Gainey, secretary of state for children and youth
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Wayne Long, secretary of state for Canada Revenue Agency and financial institutions
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Stephanie McLean, secretary of state for seniors
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Nathalie Provost, secretary of state for nature
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Ruby Sahota, secretary of state for combatting crime
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢&²Ô²ú²õ±è;, secretary of state for international development
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ Adam van Koeverden, secretary of state for sport
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½¢ John Zerucelli, secretary of state for labour
More to come.
