‘Lack of direction’: delayed release of mandate letters raises questions over government’s plans

The more than two-month wait so far in publicly releasing mandate letters is the longest delay following a major cabinet shuffle since the Trudeau Liberals took power in 2015.

Cabinet ministers are still working off of 2021 mandate letters as they wait for new instructions to be released following the July 26 shuffleThe Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

October 4, 2023

With updated cabinet instructions still missing in action more than two months after the July 26 shuffle, questions loom over the Liberal government’s future plans.

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