{"id":360539,"date":"2021-10-26T19:06:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T16:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/five-key-takeaways-from-trudeaus-substantial-cabinet-shuffle\/"},"modified":"2021-10-26T19:06:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T16:06:46","slug":"five-key-takeaways-from-trudeaus-substantial-cabinet-shuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-key-takeaways-from-trudeaus-substantial-cabinet-shuffle\/","title":{"rendered":"#Five key takeaways from Trudeau&#8217;s substantial cabinet shuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26bfe31a47e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26bfe31a47e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-key-takeaways-from-trudeaus-substantial-cabinet-shuffle\/#Power_is_shifting_with_major_promotions_and_demotions\" >Power is shifting with major promotions and demotions.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-key-takeaways-from-trudeaus-substantial-cabinet-shuffle\/#Liberals_are_looking_to_get_the_most_out_of_a_minority_Parliament_but_a_big_cabinet_means_a_muddle_of_priorities\" >Liberals are looking to get the most out of a minority Parliament, but a big cabinet means a muddle of priorities.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-key-takeaways-from-trudeaus-substantial-cabinet-shuffle\/#Foreign_policy_is_still_an_afterthought\" >Foreign policy is still an afterthought.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-key-takeaways-from-trudeaus-substantial-cabinet-shuffle\/#The_pandemic_era_is_almost_over\" >The pandemic era is (almost) over.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-key-takeaways-from-trudeaus-substantial-cabinet-shuffle\/#Sunny_ways_are_long_gone\" >Sunny ways are long gone.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Five key takeaways from Trudeau&#8217;s substantial cabinet shuffle<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                            Major portfolios are switching hands, and some new roles have been created. It points to shifting priorities and a new power balance in Trudeau&#8217;s Ottawa.\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n                                                                        Finally\u2014finally!\u2014cabinet speculation season has ended. On a soggy day in the nation\u2019s capital, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled a new cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a substantial shuffle. Only seven ministers are retaining exactly the same portfolios they had before being re-elected. Many others are moving laterally, with major portfolios switching hands, but some are absent, and a handful of new faces are joining the team\u2014some with brand-new portfolios that signal Liberal priorities going into another minority Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Here are five key takeaways from Tuesday\u2019s swearing-in.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Power_is_shifting_with_major_promotions_and_demotions\"><\/span>Power is shifting with major promotions and demotions.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Harjit Sajjan is, as expected, out as defence minister; he\u2019s been shifted to international development. It\u2019s a nod to the talents of pandemic-era procurement minister Anita Anand that she\u2019s being put in charge of such a huge mess. (Or a political death sentence. But let\u2019s keep things positive.)<\/p>\n<p>Out of the picture altogether despite their re-elections are Jim Carr, whose has had recent health struggles; Marc Garneau, late of foreign affairs, who is rumoured to be in line for an ambassadorship in France; and Bardish Chagger, who has had a rough few years as House leader.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the stars of Quebec ministers M\u00e9lanie Joly and Steven Guilbeault are rising; Joly is the new foreign minister and Guilbeault will be let loose on the environment file\u2014something the former Greenpeace activist has been vocal about throughout his career. Karina Gould, the international development minister, is now in charge of families, children and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> development\u2014a promotion in light of this government\u2019s heavy focus on childcare.<\/p>\n<p>A notable new face in cabinet is Sean Fraser, a Nova Scotia MP who won \u201cBest Orator\u201d in the <em>Maclean\u2019s<\/em> 2021 Parliamentarian of the Year awards. He takes over the immigration file from Marco Mendecino, who has his own big promotion to public safety.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liberals_are_looking_to_get_the_most_out_of_a_minority_Parliament_but_a_big_cabinet_means_a_muddle_of_priorities\"><\/span>Liberals are looking to get the most out of a minority Parliament, but a big cabinet means a muddle of priorities.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>That the cabinet has stayed so large\u2014with 38 ministers\u2014signals that Liberals want to be ambitious with their third mandate, despite their failure to make gains in an election Trudeau ostensibly called to secure himself a majority.<\/p>\n<p>But it also means that the Liberals\u2019 laundry list of priorities could get muddled when it comes to the legislative agenda. It is almost impossible to think of a policy area that isn\u2019t covered by the ministers\u2019 sweeping job titles. It is almost impossible to imagine a cabinet table where their voices will have equal weight, or a Parliament that can handle major initiatives from more than a handful.<\/p>\n<p>Still, notable new portfolios signal areas the government cares about. The headline is that housing gets its own minister in Ahmed Hussen. Mental health and addictions also gets a minister in Carolyn Bennett. This both signals the government\u2019s seriousness on that file and proves a tacit acknowledgement of the need for a refresh in Bennett\u2019s previous Crown-Indigenous relations role, now to be headed by Marc Miller.<\/p>\n<p>A trio of rookie ministers are responsible for specific areas for economic development: Gudie Hutchings gets \u201crural economic development\u201d writ large; Helena Jaczek gets Southern Ontario; and Pascale St-Onge, who is also Minister of Sport, gets the regions of Quebec. (Northern affairs minister Dan Vandal picks up the prairies and the north; Patty Hajdu, on top of her new Indigenous services role, gets Northern Ontario; and Ginette Petitpas Taylor, back for a second chance in cabinet after being demoted out, is in charge of official languages and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Foreign_policy_is_still_an_afterthought\"><\/span>Foreign policy is still an afterthought.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment of M\u00e9lanie Joly as foreign minister seems to say more about Joly and the Liberal Party\u2019s future than it does about Trudeau\u2019s foreign policy agenda.<\/p>\n<p>To be sure, this is a major promotion for Joly. She fumbled in the government\u2019s early days (see: Netflix and Quebec) but has more recently found her footing and is on the lips of those speculating about who might replace Trudeau whenever he steps down. If pundits are correct that the Liberals would like to create a level playing field for those potential successors, this is one way to put Joly in league with Chrystia Freeland, who remains finance minister and deputy prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>Joly\u2019s appointment sends no particular signal to the global community, however. Foreign governments will find little in her CV to indicate how she will approach international policy. Theoretically, that could be to her advantage as she tries to carve out a meaningful profile and handle huge geopolitical questions. But she is the fifth and youngest foreign minister to serve under a PM who has never seemed particularly interested in foreign policy. It will be an uphill battle no matter what.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_pandemic_era_is_almost_over\"><\/span>The pandemic era is (almost) over.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Jean-Yves Duclos has been one of the Trudeau government\u2019s most effective, least controversial ministers. It signals a level of seriousness that the former Treasury Board president is being put in charge of health.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency preparedness has been carved out from the public safety umbrella as its own portfolio,\u00a0another serious change that\u00a0could have an impact on how the government plans ahead for future disasters. It will be headed up by Bill Blair.<\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s little evidence of the pandemic on this list. Some speculated that a 2021 cabinet would feature a new ministry in charge of public health. Not so. Instead we have new portfolios focused on other crises. This is a government that is ready to move on.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s despite the strangeness of a cabinet swearing-in ceremony where everyone is masked at all times, where oaths are slightly muffled, where smiles are obscured and elbow-bumps (in some cases, forearm caresses) have replaced handshakes. The shadow still hangs over.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sunny_ways_are_long_gone\"><\/span>Sunny ways are long gone.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Cabinet-building is always an exercise in optics and regional politics. Trudeau\u2019s first, photogenic roster in 2015 was carefully manufactured to project optimism and diversity. And it was pure luck that the front benchers could stride out on the Rideau Hall lawn on a gorgeous day. But it gave the new Prime Minister\u2019s \u201csunny ways\u201d speech a ring of destiny.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no mistaking that the shine has worn off. After six difficult years of governing, a handful of ethical scandals and two rocky elections, Trudeau\u2019s Liberals are chastened. Staffers are tired. Opposition parties are emboldened. And a new cabinet is leaving the building on a cold, rainy day. How\u2019s that for symbolism?<br \/>\n<span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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It points to shifting priorities and a new power balance in Trudeau&#8217;s Ottawa. Finally\u2014finally!\u2014cabinet speculation season has ended. 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