In a first, Trudeau shuffles cabinet in virtual ceremony

Special Representative to the Prairies Jim Carr and Ontario MP Omar Alghabra were elevated to cabinet.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured top left, Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart, new Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, new Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, Governor General Julie Payette, Jim Carr, special representative to the Prairies, and new Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, were on hand for the first virtual swearing-in ceremony.Screen capture via Twitter

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BY THE HILL TIMES STAFF

January 12, 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled a few of his cabinet ministers on Tuesday, in a move that was precipitated by the departure of one of his longest-serving deputies. In a first, the swearing-in ceremony took place virtual...

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