Carney Shakes Up Government With a Slim Cabinet Reshuffle

Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 8:21 am

Mark Carney is defying the status quo by unveiling a slimmed-down cabinet, featuring under 30 ministers and introducing several new political faces. This calculated shakeup at Rideau Hall is touted as a fresh break from the past, aiming to usher in a more business-minded era of governance.

Live Cabinet Ceremony (4)

New Faces & Cabinet Composition (6)

Portfolio Shifts & Regional Picks (5)

Live Cabinet Ceremony

lapresse.ca / Conseil des ministres de Mark Carney | Notre couverture en direct de l’assermentation

Suivez en direct l’assermentation des ministres du gouvernement de Mark Carney avec notre journaliste Maryse Tessier.

thestar.com / The Latest: Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils his new cabinet at Rideau Hall

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet will be sworn in at a ceremony at Rideau Hall at 10:30 a.m. ET.

nationalpost.com / Live updates: Meet Mark Carney’s new cabinet as it’s unveiled today

The prime minister will unveil a 'small, focused' cabinet of less than 30 ministers at Rideau Hall starting at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday

New Faces & Cabinet Composition

torontosun.com / KINSELLA: Carney taps a whole lot of inexperience in his new cabinet

None of the 24 newcomers he selected have helped to manage an organization as big as the Government of Canada before. Not one.

nationalpost.com / Full list: Mark Carney’s 28 cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state

'Canada’s new Ministry is built to deliver the change Canadians want and deserve,' Carney said in a statement

lapresse.ca / Cabinet Carney | Joly perd les Affaires étrangères et Champagne reste aux Finances

Le premier ministre Mark Carney rebrasse les cartes, et pas qu’un peu. Au Québec, le changement passe par une rétrogradation de Mélanie Joly, qui perd le portefeuille des Affaires étrangères au profit d’Anita Anand. La stabilité, elle, passe par le maintien de François-Philippe Champagne aux…

Portfolio Shifts & Regional Picks

citynews.ca / Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney’s cabinet sworn in

Canada’s business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday’s swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet. Corporate leaders and business associations say their priorities include holding Carney accountable when it comes to his promise of launching…

thestar.com / CP NewsAlert: David McGuinty replaces Bill Blair as defence minister

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has dropped Bill Blair from cabinet and named David McGuinty to the role of defence minister.

winnipegfreepress.com / Chartrand replaces Duguid as lone Manitoban in cabinet

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