After an election that reduced the governing Liberals to a minority, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making a number of changes to his cabinet to adjust to new political realities.
Trudeau is swapping out some cabinet stalwarts for new faces to grapple with the challenges ahead for his government — primarily restless western provinces beset by pipeline constraints and disruptions in the energy economy.
Trudeau has tapped Peace River, Alta.-born Chrystia Freeland to serve as deputy prime minister and minister of intergovernmental affairs, the cabinet portfolio that will deal directly with the country’s premiers.
The new Trudeau cabinet is decidedly Toronto- and Montreal-centric. Of the 36 cabinet ministers Trudeau appointed, seven are from Montreal and 11 are from the Greater Toronto Area. Five of the seven additions to cabinet come from those urban areas.
Asked today about the the lopsided nature of the new cabinet, Trudeau said, “We are responding to the caucus we were given.”
Here is a closer look at the new faces around the cabinet table:
Source: ctvnews.ca
Thursday, April 30, 2026
