Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who won an election last month promising to stand up to US President Donald Trump, unveiled a new cabinet yesterday that he said would help define a new relationship with Washington.
Carney cut the number of ministers to 29 from the 39 under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but kept some key players in their positions, such as Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and Dominic LeBlanc, who is in charge of US trade.
He moved Melanie Joly from Foreign Affairs to Industry after four years and replaced her with Anita Anand.
“Canadians elected this new government with a strong mandate to define a new economic and security relationship with the US (and) to build a stronger economy,” Carney’s office said in a statement. “... This focused team will act on this mandate for change with urgency and determination.”
Carney met Trump in Washington last week but did not secure any removal of tariffs the president has imposed on Canadian exports.
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