More Trudeau cabinet ministers not running for re-election, sources say shuffle expected soon
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Federal cabinet ministers Filomena Tassi, Carla Qualtrough, and Dan Vandal announced Thursday they will not run for re-election. Senior government sources tell CTV News at least one other – Marie-Claude Bibeau – doesn't plan to run again, setting the stage for Justin Trudeau to shuffle his cabinet in the coming weeks.
Federal cabinet ministers Filomena Tassi, Carla Qualtrough, and Dan Vandal announced Thursday they will not run for re-election.
Senior government sources tell CTV News at least one other – Marie-Claude Bibeau – doesn't plan to run again, setting the stage for Justin Trudeau to shuffle his cabinet in the coming weeks.
Coming amid growing dissent within his caucus, in statements confirming their plans to not re-offer, the three ministers expressed their support of and gratitude to the prime minister.
“My reason for making this decision is deeply personal — it’s time for me to be closer to home with my family,” wrote Tassi, the minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, in a two-page statement posted on social media. “This is a bittersweet decision."
Qualtrough, who has held a series of cabinet positions and is currently the minister for sport, said it was with "mixed emotions" that she recently told Trudeau about her decision to not run again.
"It is time to move on, and I am excited to see what comes next," she said.
Vandal, who currently holds the northern affairs portfolio, said he also has told Trudeau of his "difficult" decision to not run in 2025 "or whenever the next election is called."
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