Mark Carney took possession on Tuesday as Canada’s prime minister at a ceremony in Ottawa in which he also presented his cabinet. The chief of the Executive and the new ministers lent an oath before Mary Simon, general governor of Canada. “The Canadians have given us the mandate of making great changes quickly. I will work tirelessly to gain their trust,” said Carney, who had already taken possession as an interim prime minister after making Justin Trudeau’s resignation effective.
The results at the polls on April 28 allowed the liberals to continue governing. The campaign had as its toral point the commercial war that libra the country with the United States, as well as the rebound of the economy. Mark Carney cabinet is characterized by new castings and faces. The parity between men and women, as in the Trudeau years in power, remains present. In total there are 28 ministers, unless Carney takes up the organization of other governments in past decades, adding 10 departments on specific issues (sports, rural development, supplies in defense, among others).
François-Philippe Champagne will continue as Minister of Finance, as well as Chrystia Freeland in the transport portfolio. Sean Fraser became Minister of Justice. In turn, Gary Anandasagaree will lead the Ministry of Public Security. Among the ministers who premiere seats include Gregor Robertson, the former mayor of Vancouver who will be in charge of the Ministry of Housing, and Marjorie Michel, a close collaborator of Trudeau during his last term, who will hold the position of Minister of Health.
“The Canadians have chosen this new government with the clear mandate to define a new economic and security relationship with the United States and to build a stronger economy,” said Carney. In this situation, the role of Dominic Leblanc will be fundamental, since it will be in charge of the United Canadian Ministry of Commerce, Intergovernmental Affairs and the Unit of the Canadian economy. Anita Anand will also have great weight as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anand, former Minister of Defense, replaces Mélanie Joly at the head of Canadian diplomacy. Joly goes on to direct the Ministry of Industry and Economic Development.
On May 6, Carney met with Donald Trump in the White House. At the meeting, the Canadian premier stressed the need to work together with Washington, although specifying that “Canada is not for sale”, in clear reference to the annexation plans wielded by the Republican.
Carney liberals imposed themselves in the elections on April 28. His triumph had to do largely with his promises to firmly face the commercial hostilities initiated by Donald Trump. The liberal formation achieved 43.8% of the popular vote, overcoming in 170 of the 343 circumscriptions in dispute. The conservatives of Pierre Poilievre achieved 143 constituencies and 41.3% of the total votes. Because the liberals were only two seats to obtain the parliamentary majority, they must have the support of the group Toryof the Quebequés block or the new democratic party to carry out any project or allow the continuity of its government to censorship motions.
Parliamentary works will resume on May 26. A day later the so -called throne speech will be held, an exercise in which the new administration announces its priorities. The reading of the document is normally carried out by the Governor General of Canada, but this time it will be made by King Carlos III of England, head of the Canadian State. The last time that the head of the monarchy participated in this reading was in 1977, when Isabel II delivered the list of priority issues of the government of Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
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