Prime Minister Mark Carney to speak after swearing-in

Carney’s first, and possibly only, furniture is officially sworn in

Carney’s furniture has officially been sworn in. It volition beryllium up to Canadians to determine if he’ll get to signifier different one.

As we've mentioned here, it's wide believed he'll telephone an predetermination earlier Parliament is scheduled to instrumentality successful conscionable implicit a week. That would mean Canadians ballot successful precocious April oregon aboriginal May.

The CBC’s Poll Tracker suggests it could beryllium a choky race.

As CBC's main governmental analogous Rosemary Barton noted connected the unrecorded peculiar conscionable now, we’re already seeing a quality successful assemblage connection betwixt Carney and Trudeau.

The erstwhile PM often hugged ministers astatine these events — Carney offered up a handshake.

There’s decidedly a much business-like ambiance wrong today, compared to swearing-in ceremonies of years past.

Terry Duguid takes situation record arsenic Carney vows to extremity c tax

Manitoba’s Terry Duguid takes implicit for situation and clime alteration — a portfolio adjacent to Carney’s heart.

The premier curate served arsenic a UN peculiar envoy connected clime enactment and finance, and was erstwhile a proponent of c pricing connected the satellite stage.

But that was then.

Carney campaigned connected dropping the c taxation and repeated successful his acceptance code Sunday that he’d "immediately destruct the divisive user c taxation connected families, farmers and small- and medium-sized businesses."

He moved c taxation defender Steven Guilbeault to a caller “Canadian civilization and identity” record and made him Quebec lieutenant.

While Carney has repeatedly signalled that helium volition not beryllium keeping the user c tax, Conservative onslaught ads assertion helium volition bring successful a “shadow tax” and proceed to run connected the issue.

It volition beryllium absorbing to spot Duguid’s attack to that fight.

The crushed is shifting nether the Conservatives

There hasn't been a ton of polling done since Carney won the Liberal enactment 5 days ago, but the results that person been published suggest it's adjacent betwixt the Liberals and Conservatives.

If Canadians voted today, the latest polls suggest it would beryllium a toss-up arsenic to which enactment would win.

Political organizing skills substance for an predetermination cabinet

As Power & Politics big David Cochrane pointed retired connected the CBC News unrecorded special, caller Justice Minister Gary Anandasangaree has a estimation arsenic 1 of the champion fundraisers and organizers successful the GTA.

That matters erstwhile you’re putting unneurotic what is fundamentally an predetermination cabinet.

With the caller premier curate expected to telephone an predetermination earlier March 24, erstwhile Parliament is scheduled to return, Carney’s picks volition inactive technically beryllium ministers portion besides moving for re-election.

Several person reputations for being exceptional governmental organizers. And astir each of them endorsed Carney.

Carney is lone PM ne'er to clasp elected office

As Carney’s ministers are sworn in, it’s worthy reflecting connected however singular this infinitesimal is successful Canadian governmental history.

Carney has ne'er held elected office. He formally entered authorities little than 2 months agone (his authoritative run motorboat successful Edmonton was Jan. 16). And helium was conscionable sworn successful arsenic premier minister.

Despite his agelong resumé, helium is simply a governmental neophyte who volition request to person Canadians he’s up to the occupation of moving the state astatine a clip of large turmoil owed to the Trump administration’s economical threats.

There are immoderate caller faces successful cabinet, too

Carney’s furniture looks a batch similar Trudeau’s past cabinet, but 3 caller faces are stepping into the spotlight.

London West MP Arielle Kayabaga becomes the authorities House person and curate of antiauthoritarian institutions.

Toronto MP Ali Ehsassi is the caller nationalist services and procurement minister. He has represented the Willowdale riding since 2015.

Nova Scotia MP Kody Blois volition service arsenic the agriculture curate and besides clasp the agrarian economical improvement portfolio. He has represented the riding of Kings-Hants since 2019.

Joly volition beryllium sworn successful later

Mélanie Joly volition beryllium staying successful her relation arsenic overseas affairs minister, but you won’t spot her successful the assemblage this morning.

That’s due to the fact that she’s wrapping up the G7 overseas ministers’ gathering successful La Malbaie, Que. (She didn't mince words successful her dealings with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, telling him Canada's sovereignty isn't up for debate.)

As they conscionable announced to the room, Joly volition beryllium sworn successful aboriginal this afternoon.

Here’s the afloat database of portfolios successful Carney’s cabinet

In a quality release, the Prime Minister’s Office calls it a “new, leaner, focused cabinet” that it says volition present connected “things that substance astir to Canadians, specified arsenic strengthening Canada’s system and security.”

• Mark Carney: Prime Minister.
• Dominic LeBlanc: International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the King's Privy Council for Canada.
• Mélanie Joly: Foreign Affairs and International Development.
• François-Philippe Champagne: Finance.
• Anita Anand: Innovation, Science and Industry.
• Bill Blair: National Defence.
• Patty Hajdu: Indigenous Services.
• Jonathan Wilkinson: Energy and Natural Resources.
• Ginette Petitpas Taylor: President of the Treasury Board.
• Steven Guilbeault: Canadian Culture and Identity, Parks Canada and Quebec Lieutenant.
• Chrystia Freeland: Transport and Internal Trade.
• Kamal Khera: Health.
• Gary Anandasangaree: Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.
• Rechie Valdez: Chief Government Whip.
• Steven MacKinnon: Jobs and Families.
• David McGuinty: Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
• Terry Duguid: Environment and Climate Change.
• Nate Erskine-Smith: Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.
• Rachel Bendayan: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
• Élisabeth Brière: Veterans Affairs and liable for the Canada Revenue Agency.
• Joanne Thompson: Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.
• Arielle Kayabaga: Leader of the Government successful the House of Commons, Minister of Democratic Institutions.
• Kody Blois: Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development.
• Ali Ehsassi: Government Transformation, Public Services and Procurement.

History made: Carney sworn successful arsenic premier minister

So begins the Mark Carney epoch of Canadian politics. But it’s uncertain however agelong it volition last.

Carney was conscionable present sworn successful arsenic Canada’s 24th premier curate astatine Rideau Hall.

He is expected to telephone an predetermination successful the coming days.