7 minutes ago
MPs get astatine Rideau Hall
Michael Woods
Steve MacKinnon, Rechie Valdez and David McGuinty get for the swearing successful ceremonial astatine Rideau Hall. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)We’ve seen 20 MPs locomotion done the beforehand doors of Rideau Hall truthful far. That’s astatine the precocious extremity of what sources told america would beryllium the size of Carney’s cabinet.
Sources person told america determination volition beryllium nary unelected members of furniture (except Carney himself, of course).
12 minutes ago
Not overmuch speech astir Carney successful the U.S.
Alexander Panetta
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts arsenic helium meets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte successful the Oval Office astatine the White House successful Washington, D.C. connected March 13, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)In the United States, there’s been abundant speech lately astir Canada. Specifically, astir the attraction of Canada. But not overmuch speech astir Canada getting a caller premier minister.
Case successful point: arsenic precocious arsenic a fewer days ago, President Donald Trump was speculating astir Trudeau clinging to power, conscionable to amusement you however small caput radical present were paying to the Liberal enactment race.
I'm a analogous based present successful Washington. The White House has said astir thing astir Trudeau’s departure and his replacement by Carney, with the president’s property caput making a little remark lone erstwhile asked by a journalist.
That whitethorn alteration present — with Carney’s ascension to the role, and with the anticipated Canadian election.
16 minutes ago
Aaron Wherry
Good morning. Aaron Wherry here, covering Parliament Hill.
A small humanities discourse to acceptable the signifier arsenic arrivals statesman astatine Rideau Hall.
At 59 years aged (Sunday is his birthday), Carney volition go the 16th-oldest premier curate astatine the clip of swearing in, nestled betwixt Jean Chrétien (59 years, 9 months, 23 days) and R.B. Bennett (60 years, 1 month, 4 days).
Charles Tupper remains undefeated arsenic our oldest premier curate (74 years, 9 months, 30 days).
We don’t cognize the nonstop size of the ministry yet, but if Carney’s archetypal furniture comes successful astatine 20 members it volition beryllium the smallest since Louis St. Laurent had a furniture of 19 successful 1956.
Except for a fewer days successful 2017, Justin Trudeau’s furniture was ever 30 members oregon more. Stephen Harper’s authorities ne'er operated with less than 26 ministers. And Chrétien’s smallest furniture had 23.
19 minutes ago
Baylis not offered furniture role
Raffy Boudjikanian
Liberal Party of Canada enactment campaigner Frank Baylis speaks during the English-language Liberal Leadership statement successful Montreal connected Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. The Federal Liberals volition prime a caller person connected March 9. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press)A root adjacent to erstwhile Liberal enactment contestant Frank Baylis says helium was not offered a furniture post.
Some conversations occurred betwixt the teams of the erstwhile MP and Montreal businessman, who finished 4th successful past Sunday's race, and PM-designate Carney, but nary station was offered.
The root says Baylis volition publically enactment Carney’s furniture picks.
20 minutes ago
Sources archer america these MPs are successful Carney’s cabinet
Michael Woods
From left: Francois-Philippe Champagne, Mélanie Joly and Dominic LeBlanc. They're pictured present speaking to reporters connected March 12. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)Here's a database of what we cognize astir the constitution of Carney's slimmed-down cabinet, acknowledgment to reporting by our CBC News and Radio-Canada colleagues.
- François-Philippe Champagne: finance
- Dominic LeBlanc: planetary trade/Canada-U.S. relations/intergovernmental affairs
- Kamal Khera: health
- Mélanie Joly: overseas affairs and planetary development
- Chrystia Freeland: transport
- Stephen Guilbeault: Quebec lieutenant, caller portfolio that includes biodiversity and Canadian heritage
- Gary Anandasangaree: justice, Crown-Indigenous relations and bluish affairs.
We cognize Bill Blair, Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Jonathan Wilkinson are staying successful furniture arsenic well, though we're unsure of their roles astatine this point.
Current furniture ministers who aren’t getting a station this time: Jean-Yves Duclos, Marc Miller, Diane Lebouthillier, Mark Holland, Ya’ara Saks and Ahmed Hussen. Karina Gould, who near furniture to tally for the leadership, was not offered a post.
26 minutes ago
This is simply a time a batch of Indian officials person been waiting for
Salimah Shivji
Hey everyone, it’s Salimah Shivji here, CBC’s South Asia correspondent.
There’s been a visceral dislike for Trudeau successful this country, ever since helium stood up successful Parliament successful September 2023 and accused Indian authorities agents of being progressive successful the sidesplitting of Sikh activistic Hardeep Singh Nijjar — a Canadian national — connected Canadian soil.
India calls the allegation absurd.
So, it’s not truly astir Carney. Anybody replacing Trudeau is automatically seen arsenic a bully happening by elder Indian officials.
I’ve had a mates of sources archer maine everything volition beryllium alright erstwhile Trudeau is gone. Others person called it a relief.
30 minutes ago
Trudeau officially resigns
Michael Woods
Justin Trudeau's last connection to Canada arsenic premier minister
With Mark Carney acceptable to beryllium sworn successful connected Friday arsenic premier minister, Justin Trudeau took to X to permission 1 last connection arsenic the country’s leader. ‘I volition ever beryllium boldly and unapologetically Canadian,’ helium says, and asks for his chap Canadians to beryllium the same.
Earlier this morning, Trudeau met with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to officially resign. The gathering wrapped up conscionable earlier 10 a.m. ET.
He departs arsenic Canada’s seventh-longest serving premier minister, conscionable 141 days shorter than Stephen Harper, whom helium replaced.
His father, Pierre Trudeau, is 3rd connected that list.
Yesterday, Trudeau said a last goodbye to Canadians successful a video connected societal media. You tin ticker that video above.
33 minutes ago
Carney volition instrumentality questions contiguous — a rarity
Catharine Tunney
After he’s sworn successful arsenic premier curate and swears successful his cabinet, Carney volition instrumentality reporters’ questions. This wasn’t an mundane occurrence during his enactment campaign.
Yes, it volition beryllium a accidental to inquire Carney erstwhile helium plans to telephone an election. But it’s besides a infinitesimal for the property assemblage to inquire him immoderate pugnacious accountability questions and spot however the caller — mostly untested — PM handles the scrutiny.
His deficiency of media availability is thing the Conservatives person pointed out, though person Pierre Poilievre has mostly avoided sit-down interviews with the property gallery.
Poilievre volition scrum astir 2 p.m. ET.
34 minutes ago
The incoming premier curate is already good known successful Britain
Margaret Evans
King Charles is pictured with Mark Carney erstwhile helium was serving arsenic politician of the Bank of England successful December 2016. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)Good morning. I'm a elder planetary analogous astatine CBC News, based successful London.
Carney served arsenic politician of the Bank of England during Brexit, 1 of the astir politically divisive periods successful modern British history. Critics accidental helium overstepped his relation erstwhile helium warned the determination to permission the European Union could spark recession. His backers accidental helium guided the system done the stormy aftermath.
But Carney’s modulation to becoming Canada’s adjacent premier curate is being framed present astir wholly against the backdrop of the Trump epoch and his imaginable interaction arsenic the person of a front-line G7 federation successful U.S. commercialized disputes.
“His emergence to the apical occupation raises the stakes for the U.K.,” the BBC economics exertion Faisal Islam wrote recently, contrasting Carney’s much “robust” attack with the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s efforts to “hug the White House closely.”
“The bigger strategical constituent is that Carney’s inheritance means a absorption connected planetary solidarity, and defence of the existing multilateral system,” helium wrote.
35 minutes ago
Carney to conscionable with U.K. PM adjacent week
Catharine Tunney
As commercialized tensions escalate with the U.S., Carney is heading to Europe adjacent week successful his archetypal authoritative trip.
U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy told Catherine Cullen, successful an interrogation airing connected CBC's The House, that Carney volition conscionable with Prime Minister Keir Starmer portion successful London.
“I'm perfectly wide Canada volition stay and proceed to beryllium a arrogant sovereign nation,” Lammy said.
“And successful the coming days, arsenic the caller premier curate Mark Carney meets Kier Starmer, our premier minister, I'm rather definite that that volition beryllium underlined."