No Alberta representation in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet
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The only cabinet minister west of Winnipeg is Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, who represents North Vancouver.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has left Alberta out of his newly-appointed cabinet, despite having two Liberal members of Parliament in the province.
Carney was sworn in as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday.
The new cabinet includes 24 ministers, which is a significant reduction from the 39 ministers around former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s last cabinet.
“Cabinets do signal a prime minister’s intentions, and I don’t think Alberta was intentionally snubbed, but I think a lot of people will feel they were snubbed,” said Colin Aitchison, western Canada director at Enterprise Canada and former staffer with the United Conservative Party.
“They’re focused on the GTA, they’re focused on Toronto, they’re focused on Quebec, and that could be the signal he’s sending — intentionally or unintentionally.”
The only cabinet minister west of Winnipeg is energy and national resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, who represents North Vancouver.
Taking questions following the swearing in ceremony, Carney said the lack of Alberta representation around the table is a result of a condensed cabinet.
“It’s a factor when you reduce things down, but I’m Prime Minister of all of Canada, of course, and I’m from the west,” Carney said.
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