Meet Your New Government
OTTAWA– On Wednesday Justin Trudeau was officially sworn in as Canada’s head honcho along with 30 cabinet ministers, 15 of whom were women.
“Today we have the pleasure of introducing the team of extraordinary Canadians who will serve in the new Ministry. This strong, diverse, and experienced team will serve all Canadians, and for the first time in our country’s history, there will be an equal number of women and men around the Cabinet table,” said Trudeau, in a statement.
“We are committed to investing in our economy, strengthening the middle class, and helping those working hard to join it. We will invest in job creation and broad-based prosperity to ensure every Canadian has a real and fair chance to succeed.”
Here is Canada’s new Cabinet:
Navdeep Singh Bains: Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Carolyn Bennett: Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Marie-Claude Bibeau: Minister of International Development and La Francophonie
Scott Brison: President of the Treasury Board
James Gordon Carr: Minister of Natural Resources
Bardish Chagger: Minister of Small Business and Tourism
Stéphane Dion: Minister of Foreign Affairs
Jean-Yves Duclos: Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
Kirsty Duncan: Minister of Science
Judy M. Foote: Minister of Public Services and Procurement
Chrystia Freeland: Minister of International Trade
Marc Garneau: Minister of Transport
Ralph Goodale: Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Patricia A. Hajdu: Minister of the Status of Women
Kent Hehr: Minister of Veterans’ Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
Mélanie Joly: Minister of Canadian Heritage
Dominic LeBlanc: Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Diane Lebouthillier: Minister of National Revenue
Lawrence MacAulay: Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
John McCallum: Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Catherine McKenna: Minister of Environment and Climate Change
MaryAnn Mihychuk: Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour
Maryam Monsef: Minister of Democratic Institutions
William Francis Morneau: Minister of Finance
Jane Philpott: Minister of Health
Carla Qualtrough: Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
Harjit Singh Sajjan: Minister of National Defence
Amarjeet Sohi: Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
Hunter Tootoo: Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Jody Wilson-Raybould: Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada