Face supplant: minister recognition neither ‘net positive nor negative’ for Liberal election, leadership hopes, say politicos

The people who matter already know the names, faces, and birthdays of every cabinet member, regardless of leadership aspirations, says Yaroslav Baran.

Can you name all of these people? According to a recent survey by Abacus Data, when shown an image only 39 per cent of Canadians could name Chrystia Freeland, top left, 20 per cent knew Mélanie Joly, 19 per cent got Anita Anand, seven per cent knew Mark Carney, bottom left, and four per cent picked out either Sean Fraser and Dominic LeBlanc.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

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BY STUART BENSON

July 24, 2024

The departure of Seamus O’Regan from the Liberals’ front bench will only further erode party unity and efforts to quell dissent and dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership, say politicos. But whether or not there is a major shakeup in cabinet or...

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