Hajdu makes the cut in Carney’s cabinet
The more things change in Ottawa, the more they stay the same – at least if you’re Patty Hajdu.
The long-time Liberal cabinet minister retained her seat at the cabinet table, and will remain as Indigenous Services minister in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s transition cabinet.
Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister on Friday at a ceremony in the nation’s capital, unveiled a 24-person cabinet.
Eighteen former ministers did not return, several announcing they don’t plan to run in he next election.
Those ousted from cabinet include Jean-Yves Duclois, Mark Holland, Marc Miller, Karina Gould and Diane Lebouthillier.
Still several familiar faces will return, including Melanie Joly, who will keep the foreign affairs portfolio and Jonathan Wilkinson in natural resources.
Francois-Philippe Champagne is Canada’s new finance minister.
New faces include Toronto’s Ali Ehsassi, who will be the public services and procurement minister, Nova Scotia’s Kody Blois in agriculture and London-area MP Arielle Kayabaga, who is the new government House leader.
Carney chose not to have a deputy prime minister, but did keep the former deputy PM and leadership rival Chrystia Freeland, in cabinet, who was offered the transport file.
In total, Canada’s new prime minister named 24 cabinet ministers, 13 men and 11 women.
Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski was not among Carney’s choices. – tbnewswatch.com
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One of the easiest portfolios to handle. You can do it. I can do it. Anyone can do it.
All you have to do is travel to a few remote communities, be able to pronounce the names of those communities, bring a cheque-book and sign your name on one of those cheques. Have someonr take a photo of you shaking someone’s hand. That’s it. Oh…and smile.
Once again…Listen to the complaints. Ask how much they want. Write out the cheque. Have a photo taken of you shaking the hands of the leaders of those remote communities. Smile a lot.
Get paid a lot of money doing it.