OTTAWA—Mark Carney’s new government is making changes to the cabinet, moving several ministers from the Trudeau era out of their roles, according to the Star.
Mark Carney’s new cabinet will see major changes, including the removal of Immigration Minister Marc Miller from cabinet entirely and the reassignment of Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault to a different role.
Carney plans to have a smaller cabinet than Justin Trudeau’s current 36-member team. The swearing-in is set for Friday at Rideau Hall. Seven ministers have already announced they will not seek re-election. Miller, a longtime friend of Trudeau, has held various cabinet roles since 2019.
Sources told the Star that Steven Guilbeault will no longer be Environment Minister. Immigration Minister Marc Miller, Health Minister Mark Holland, Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, and Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier are expected to leave the cabinet completely.
Holland, who became an MP in 2004, shared online that he will not run in the next election in Ajax. “I will not be running in the next election,” he said. “It’s time to go home.”
Lebouthillier, in a message to supporters, called the new cabinet a temporary change. Both Holland and Lebouthillier supported Toronto MP Chrystia Freeland in the recent Liberal leadership race.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, who was meeting with G7 ministers in Charlevoix, Quebec, on Thursday, is expected to keep her position. Two sources also said Steven MacKinnon will stay in the cabinet.
Multiple sources confirmed these changes to the Star but asked to remain anonymous because they cannot speak publicly about cabinet decisions.
Carney and his new cabinet will be officially sworn in on Friday morning at Rideau Hall.
Carney’s team plans to have a smaller cabinet compared to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s current 36-member team. Seven cabinet ministers have already said they will not run in the next election.
Guilbeault has been Environment Minister since 2021 and was Heritage Minister before that. Sources confirmed he will be moved from his current role but did not say where he will go next.
Miller has been in the cabinet since 2019, working in Indigenous Services, Crown-Indigenous Relations, and most recently as Immigration Minister. He is a longtime friend of Trudeau, having gone to school with him and been a groomsman at his wedding.
