Cabinet shuffle a meaningless ‘inside the Queensway’ event

In this new cabinet, we have neither experienced ministers nor judgment in the PMO. It does not bode well for the country.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with reporters after shuffling his cabinet on July 26. This new cabinet has a total of seven new ministers, proclaimed as 'new blood.' But what they really are is a bunch of neophytes, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

August 2, 2023

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—On Sept. 26, 1975, I was a 23-year-old student reporter for Radio Carleton. I had just received an affiliate membership in the Parliamentary Press Gallery. Our station was available only on campus, and was two months away from broadcasting on the FM band. ...

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