Cabinet government is back ‘at the moment,’ but unclear if it will continue after Carney faces many ‘political potholes’ down the road, say insiders

Cabinet ministers who once appeared relaxed and complacent under Justin Trudeau are now 'on their toes' under Prime Minister Mark Carney, say some Liberal MPs.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's 27-member cabinet, pictured May 2025, is better suited to decision-making than Justin Trudeau's 39-member front bench as larger cabinets tend to become deliberative bodies rather than effective decision-making bodies, says Donald Savoie.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

June 29, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney appears to be running the first cabinet government in about 40 to 50 years, but it’s unclear if it will continue in the medium and long term, especially if and when the Liberals face political setbacks and crises during their mandate, say some Li...

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