{"id":2745,"date":"2025-05-14T20:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T15:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtastrategies.com\/?p=2745"},"modified":"2025-05-23T02:09:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T21:09:18","slug":"prime-minister-carney-announces-a-new-gender-balanced-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtastrategies.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/14\/prime-minister-carney-announces-a-new-gender-balanced-cabinet\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Carney announces a new gender-balanced cabinet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2745\" class=\"elementor elementor-2745\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ea316c e-flex e-con-boxed parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54ea316c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5c1622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f5c1622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Toronto \u2013 <\/span>Good afternoon, Prime Minister Carney announces a new gender-balanced cabinet to address economic challenges and U.S. tariff disputes. \u200b<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Cabinet Composition<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a new cabinet at Rideau Hall. \u200b<\/li>\n<li>The cabinet consists of 28 full members, equally divided between men and women. \u200b<\/li>\n<li>There are 10 Secretaries of State, with 6 men and 4 women. \u200b<\/li>\n<li>Over half of the cabinet members are new, signaling a desire for renewal. \u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ministers and Portfolios \u200b<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Several ministers retained their portfolios, including Francois-Philippe Champagne (Finance) and Chrystia Freeland (Transport). \u200b<\/li>\n<li>New appointments include Anita Anand (Foreign Affairs) and Gary Anandasangaree (Public Safety).<\/li>\n<li>Ministers are tasked with addressing key issues like crime, housing, and international trade.<\/li>\n<li>Minister Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade will be responsible to remove barriers on Interprovincial Trade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Legislative Agenda<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>The government aims to remove interprovincial trade barriers and address the ongoing tariff dispute with the U.S. \u200b<\/li>\n<li>A Budget for 2025 is expected to be introduced by July 1, including a middle-class tax cut and GST removal for first-time home purchases. \u200b<\/li>\n<li>Parliament will reconvene the week of May 26, with a Speech from the Throne on May 27. \u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>List of Cabinet Appointments. The new Cabinet is appointed as follows:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Shafqat Ali<\/strong>, President of the Treasury Board<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rebecca Alty<\/strong>, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anita Anand<\/strong>, Minister of Foreign Affairs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gary Anandasangaree<\/strong>,\u00a0Minister of Public Safety<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne<\/strong>,\u00a0Minister of Finance and National Revenue<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rebecca Chartrand<\/strong>,\u00a0Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency<\/li>\n<li><strong>Julie Dabrusin<\/strong>, Minister of Environment and Climate Change<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sean Fraser<\/strong>, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chrystia Freeland<\/strong>, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steven Guilbeault<\/strong>, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mandy Gull-Masty<\/strong>, Minister of Indigenous Services<\/li>\n<li><strong>Patty Hajdu<\/strong>, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tim Hodgson<\/strong>, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources<\/li>\n<li><strong>M\u00e9lanie Joly<\/strong>, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dominic LeBlanc<\/strong>, President of the King\u2019s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jo\u00ebl Lightbound<\/strong>, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heath MacDonald<\/strong>,\u00a0Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food<\/li>\n<li><strong>Steven MacKinnon<\/strong>, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons<\/li>\n<li><strong>David J. McGuinty<\/strong>, Minister of National Defence<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jill McKnight<\/strong>, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lena Metlege Diab<\/strong>,\u00a0Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marjorie Michel<\/strong>, Minister of Health<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eleanor Olszewski<\/strong>, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gregor Robertson<\/strong>, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maninder Sidhu<\/strong>, Minister of International Trade<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evan Solomon<\/strong>, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joanne Thompson<\/strong>,\u00a0Minister of Fisheries<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rechie Valdez<\/strong>,\u00a0Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cabinet will be supported by 10 secretaries of State who will provide dedicated leadership on key issues and priorities within their minister\u2019s portfolio.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new secretaries of State are appointed as follows:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Buckley Belanger<\/strong>, Secretary of State (Rural Development)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stephen Fuhr<\/strong>, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anna Gainey<\/strong>, Secretary of State (Children and Youth)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wayne Long<\/strong>, Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stephanie McLean<\/strong>, Secretary of State (Seniors)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nathalie Provost<\/strong>, Secretary of State (Nature)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ruby Sahota<\/strong>, Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Randeep Sarai<\/strong>, Secretary of State (International Development)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adam van\u00a0Koeverden<\/strong>, Secretary of State (Sport)<\/li>\n<li><strong>John Zerucelli<\/strong>, Secretary of State (Labour)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope you are interested in these update, or would like to discuss other ways we can help your business &amp; or your organization grow, please do not hesitate to reach out. 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