Trudeau shuffling fresh faces into cabinet today to fill vacancies
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is shuffling his cabinet this morning. He is expected to make several changes to his ministerial roster in a bid to inject some stability at a tumultuous time for the embattled Liberal government.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is shuffling his cabinet this morning. He is expected to make several changes to his ministerial roster in a bid to inject some stability at a tumultuous time for the embattled Liberal government.
The sizable rejigging follows the shocking resignation of Chrystia Freeland and will address other outstanding vacancies, as several ministers in recent months have either left their cabinet positions or have declared they are not seeking re-election.
The ceremony at Rideau Hall is set to begin at 11:30 a.m. EST and Trudeau will attend, his first public appearance since facing fresh calls to resign.
Today's shuffle is shaping up to see several Liberal backbenchers promoted to ministerial posts.
According to sources, Ontario MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith will become Canada's next housing minister, taking over for Sean Fraser, who announced on Monday that he wouldn't be running again.
And, taking over the public safety portfolio from Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc – who took on the top economic post on Monday after Freeland quit – will be Ontario MP and current chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) David McGuinty.
Sources have told CTV News that the other Liberal MPs who will be joining cabinet are Quebec MP Rachel Bendayan, Nova Scotia MP Darren Fisher and Manitoba MP Terry Duguid.
