Canada’s new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has been sworn in alongside members of the 30th Canadian Ministry.
According statement released on Friday, the swearing in ceremony was presided by the Governor General, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, at Rideau Hall, Canada.
This new, leaner, focused Cabinet includes returning ministers, seasoned leaders, and new voices who will bring fresh ideas and perspectives to the team as it delivers on the things that matter most to Canadians.
“We are changing how things work, so our government can deliver to Canadians faster – and we have an experienced team that is made to meet the moment we are in. Our government is united and strong, and we are getting right to work.”
The new Cabinet is as follows: Mark Carney, Prime Minister, Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada.
Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, President of the Treasury Board.
Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Culture and Identity, Parks Canada and Quebec Lieutenant, Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, Kamal Khera, Minister of Health.
Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Jobs and Families, David J. McGuinty, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Terry Duguid, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Nate Erskine-Smith, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Rachel Bendayan, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Arielle Kayabaga, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Democratic Institutions, Kody Blois, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development, Ali Ehsassi, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Services and Procurement.
It will take action to unite Canadians, defend Canada’s sovereignty in the face of unjustified trade actions by the United States, make Canada energy superpower in both conventional, clean energy, create new trade corridors with reliable partners, and build one Canadian economy.