Carney unveils new cabinet, Poilievre challenges Liberals to ‘steal my ideas’

Prime Minister Mark Carney and his team were sworn in by the governor general in a ceremony that revealed shakeups in some major portfolios Tuesday.

Carney’s new team, revealed in a ceremony at Rideau Hall, will face a deteriorated commercial relationship with the United States after President Donald Trump launched a trade war with Canada in recent months, rattling automotive, industrial, energy and various other supply chains.

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Along with repairing that relationship, the prime minister has promised to reinvigorate Canada’s housing supply with modular homes, strengthen trade and security ties with countries other than the U.S., and cap immigration. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre criticized Carney for keeping 14 of what he called “Trudeau ministers,” who served in cabinet under previous Liberal administrations.

Here’s how it happened:

2:46 p.m. EDT: Conservatives to collaborate with Liberals ‘if we can make gains’

Poilievre says his party will look for common ground with the Liberals in the next term.

“I think it was Lincoln who said, ‘I will stand with a man when he’s right and against him when he’s wrong,’” said Poilievre.

“We do also want to make gains for the eight million people who voted for us,” he said. “If we can make gains for our people, we will do that without apology.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

2:34 p.m. EDT: Poilievre: ‘I want you to steal my ideas’

Conservative Leader Poilievre is giving a press conference reacting to Carney’s cabinet.

“Fourteen Trudeau ministers are now in Carney’s government,” he said. “That isn’t the change that Mr. Carney promised.”

He accused Francois-Phillipe Champagne of contributing to “the worst economy in a generation” when he was industry minister.

“Madame Freeland, who had enormous deficits and tax hikes,” he said in French, “she is still in cabinet.”

“I proposed many ideas over the last few years,” he said, referring to his calls to axe the federal carbon tax, among other things. Carney later repealed the consumer portion of the divisive fee.

“Many of them were stolen,” he said. “That doesn’t make me bitter … I want you to steal my ideas.”

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

2:15 p.m. EDT: Who’s on Team Canada in the U.S.?

Carney was asked who specifically would be working with him in his negotiations with the United States.

Carney named the ministers of foreign affairs (Anita Anand), finance (Francois-Phillipe Champagne), Canada-U.S. trade (Dominic LeBlanc), national defence (David McGuinty), and public safety (Gary Anandasangaree), as well as the ambassador to the U.S., Kristen Hillman.

During Carney’s recent discussion with the president at the White House, “we touched on all those issues,” he said.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

2:03 p.m. EDT: Why was Joly shuffled out?

Carney, now responding to questions from journalists, was asked why Melanie Joly was shuffled out of her role as foreign affairs minister.

“Joly and all the members of the cabinet have many talents … and can play many roles,” he responded.

Joly is now industry minister, and the minister responsible for economic development in the Quebec region.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

2:01 p.m. EDT: Carney lays out priorities

Carney says his government will develop “an entirely new” housing industry with prefabricated units using Canadian materials.

On crime and border security, he pledged to hire 1,000 new RCMP personnel and 1,000 border officers. He also said he would make bail harder to get for offenders of certain crimes, including car thefts.

On immigration, he said he would cap entries of foreign temporary workers and international students.

“We will be guided by a new fiscal discipline,” he said. “The government will spend less so Canadians can invest more.”

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

1:54 p.m. EDT: ‘Canada has what the world needs’: Carney

Speaking now in a post-cabinet ceremony press conference, Carney says his newly assembled government “will deliver its mandate for change with urgency and determination.

“We will govern as a cabinet constructively and collaboratively,” Carney added, vowing to work “across parties.”

He also pledged, as he has before, to build Canada the strongest economy in the G7.

“Canada has what the world needs,” he said in French. “We defend values that the world respects.”

By Canada Day, he said, his government will have done its part to eliminate internal trade barriers in order to build “one Canadian economy out of 13.”

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

12:10 p.m. EDT: Secretaries of state appointed

Carney’s newly appointed secretaries of state are now being sworn in. The secretaries will serve as junior ministers, assisting the central team.

The new secretaries of state are:

• Buckley Belanger, rural development
• Stephen Fuhr, defence procurement
• Anna Gainey, children and youth
• Wayne Long, Canada Revenue Agency and financial institutions
• Stephanie McLean, seniors
• Nathalie Provost, nature
• Ruby Sahota, combatting crime
• Randeep Sarai, international development
• Adam van Koeverden, sport
• John Zerucelli, labour

Carney is not the first prime minister to split his cabinet in this way. The term “secretaries of state” was first coined by Liberal prime minister Jean Chretien in 1993. He included them throughout his three terms in office.

Per parliamentary rules, cabinet ministers receive a $99,900 top-up to their MP base salary, while secretaries of state are expected to see salary top-ups of $74,700.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

With files from The Canadian Press

12:01 p.m. EDT: Evan Solomon takes AI and digital innovation file

Toronto MP Evan Solomon is minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation – a new file broken out of the industry portfolio. Solomon worked as a broadcaster for CBC News and CTV News prior to running federally. Solomon is also minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

12 p.m. EDT: Sidhu takes international trade

Maninder Sidhu is minister of international trade, one of a handful of trade-related portfolios present in Carney’s latest cabinet.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:57 a.m. EDT: Longtime Vancouver mayor takes housing file

Vancouver’s longest consecutive serving mayor-turned-MP Gregor Robertson is the minister of housing and infrastructure. He’ll also be the minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada. He was mayor of Vancouver from 2008 to 2018.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:55 a.m. EDT: Olszewski takes rejigged public safety portfolio

Rookie MP and former army reservist Eleanor Olszewski is in as minister of emergency management and community resilience, a new portfolio. She’s also minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:52 a.m.: Michel in as health minister

Marjorie Michel is the new minister of health. She was once deputy chief of staff to former prime minister Justin Trudeau, and currently represents Papineau, Trudeau’s old riding.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:47 a.m. EDT: McKnight is minister of veterans affairs

Delta, B.C., MP Jill McKnight is swearing in as minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence. She was formerly the Delta Chamber of Commerce executive director.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:44 a.m. EDT: MacDonald takes agriculture

Former P.E.I. MLA Heath MacDonald is now minister of agriculture and agri-food. He once held the provincial finance file in P.E.I.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:42 a.m. EDT: Lightbound sworn in on procurement portfolio

Joel Lightbound is minister of government transformation, public works and procurement. He was previously parliamentary secretary to then-minister of finance Bill Morneau.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:40 a.m. EDT: Ex-Goldman Sachs CEO takes energy file

Rookie MP Tim Hodgson is minister of energy and natural resources. He’s the former CEO of Goldman Sachs and once-advisor to Carney, when Carney was governor of the central bank. The prime minister campaigned on expanding Canada’s energy capacity, vowing to turn the country into “the world’s leading energy superpower.”

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:37 a.m. EDT: Former Cree grand chief in as minister of Indigenous affairs

Mandy Gull-Masty is minister of Indigenous affairs. Before running federally, she served as Grand Chief of Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee in Northern Quebec. As a rookie MP, this is her first cabinet position.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:36 a.m. EDT: Lena Metlege Diab is minister of immigration

Halifax MP Lena Metlege Diab will be the next minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship. She previously managed the file at the provincial level in Nova Scotia before deciding to run federally.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:30 a.m. EDT: Dabrusin takes environment and climate change portfolio

Toronto MP and lawyer Julie Dabrusin is the new minister of environment and climate change.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:27 a.m. EDT: Chartrand is minister of northern and Arctic affairs

Anishinaabe, Inninew, Dakota, and Métis MP Rebecca Chartrand is in as minister of northern and Arctic affairs. She’s also minister responsible for the Canadian northern Arctic development agency.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:25 a.m. EDT: Former northern mayor takes Crown-Indigenous relations

Former Yellowknife mayor Rebecca Alty is in as minister of Crown-Indigenous relations. This is her first cabinet position.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:22 a.m. EDT: Shafqat Ali takes treasury board

Shafqat Ali is swearing in as president of the treasury board. He was elected in 2021 and re-elected this year.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:19 a.m. EDT: Joanne Thompson is fisheries minister

St John’s, N.L., MP Joanne Thompson is being sworn in as minister of fisheries. She has previously held the seniors portfolio.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:17 a.m. EDT: McGuinty now national defence minister

David McGuinty is moving over to the national defence protfolio.

He was public safety minister when U.S. President Donald Trump launched punishing and wide-ranging tariffs on Canadian goods in response to the fentanyl crisis.

During a recent trip to Washington, it was McGuinty’s job to convince U.S. border czar Tom Holman that Canada’s bolstered security at its border should quell drug smuggling concerns.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:16 a.m. EDT: MacKinnon to lead government in the House

Former labour minister Steven MacKinnon is now leader of the government in the House of Commons.

It’s a return to a file MacKinnon has held before. MacKinnon joined cabinet in January of last year to replace House leader Karina Gould when she left on parental leave. He stepped into the labour file when then-minister Seamus O’Regan resigned for family reasons.

Previously, MacKinnon served as the Liberals’ chief whip in the House of Commons. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was a parliamentary secretary in the crucial procurement portfolio.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:14 a.m. EDT: Valdez steps into women, gender equality file

Rechie Valdez is in as minister of women and gender equality. She’s also secretary of state of small business and tourism. She was minister of small business under the Trudeau administration.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:12 a.m. EDT: A new face for public safety

Gary Anandasangaree, the former Crown-Indigenous relations minister, will be minister of public safety.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:09 a.m. EDT: Freeland in transport, internal trade file

Chrystia Freeland, once Canada’s deputy prime minister, will be minister of transport and internal trade in Carney’s new cabinet.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:08 a.m. EDT: Fraser picks up justice file, attorney general

Sean Fraser is minister of justice and attorney general. Prior to the election, he had decided not to run, but later changed his mind.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:06 a.m. EDT: Guilbeault keeps culture file

Steven Guilbeault remains minister of Canadian identity and culture. He’s also minister responsible for official languages.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:04 a.m. EDT: Hajdu takes on jobs and families file

Patty Hajdu is swearing in as minister of jobs and families, a brand new portfolio. She’ll also be minister responsible for federal economic development in Northern Ontario.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11:03 a.m. EDT: Anand is Canada’s new foreign affairs minister

Anita Anand steps in as foreign affairs minister, moving there from the industry portfolio.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

11 a.m. EDT: Champagne remains finance minister

Francois-Phillipe Champagne maintains his title as finance minister. He’s also minister of national revenue.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

10:58 a.m. EDT: Joly shuffled to industry, Quebec economic development

Melanie Joly is moving from her role as foreign affairs minister into the industry portfolio. She’ll also be minister responsible for economic development in the Quebec region.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

10:56 a.m. EDT: LeBlanc sworn in

Dominic LeBlanc is now being sworn in as president of the Privy Council, minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade relations, intergovernmental affairs and “one Canadian economy.”

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

10:53 a.m. EDT: Chretien says Carney government ‘will be very stable’

Former prime minister Jean Chretien is at Rideau Hall and spoke briefly with reporters before making his way inside.

Chretien, who said he hadn’t yet seen the list of ministers, called it “a good day.”

He called Prime Minister Mark Carney “a good guy,” in French, and noted how hard it can be to form a cabinet as “people can be disappointed.”

“I think it’s a good day, we have a new cabinet and a new Parliament within days. We have a virtual majority, close to a majority, so it will be very stable. Monsieur Trudeau managed to stay with a minority almost four years,” Chretien said.

The Liberal stalwart was then asked in French what the biggest challenge will be for Carney.

He said: “To be a good prime minister.”

Rachel Aiello, Ottawa News Bureau journalist

With files from CTV News journalist Spencer Van Dyk

10:48 a.m. EDT: Ceremony is now in progress

The ceremony is underway now. Carney is making his way to the front of the room. He’s joined by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and her husband, Whit Fraser.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

10:43 a.m. EDT: Guilbeault seen as ‘pariah’: analyst

Former climate change minister Steven Guilbeault may be seen as a “pariah,” especially by Conservatives, said Conservative campaign strategist Kory Teneycke. Teneycke said it would only make sense to include him in cabinet as a “nod to Quebec.”

Teneycke told CTV News chief political correspondent Vassy Kapelos that he believes Quebec voters’ endorsement of Carney was pivotal to his party’s win in the election.

Christl Dabu, CTVNews.ca journalist

10:30 a.m. EDT: A national unity crisis?

One of Carney’s first hurdles will be to respond to the latest swell in separatist sentiment in Alberta, according to David McLaughlin, who was once chief of staff for the late former prime minister Brian Mulroney.“

Job one is national unity,” he told CTV News.

“He really has to make things happen in an accelerated way … He has to look at energy pipelines, for example,” he added.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has long supported expanding the country’s pipeline network. Carney campaigned on a pledge to turn Canada into “the world’s leading energy superpower.”

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

10:10 a.m. EDT: What voters wanted from Carney

Nik Nanos, founder and chief data scientist with Nanos Research, said voters wanted “change,” with a real focus on economic issues, such as jobs, trade and the wider economy.

Nanos told Vassy Kapelos, CTV News chief political correspondent, on CTV News Channel Tuesday that who Prime Minister Mark Carney will assign as ministers in key responsibilities is “critical.”

Christl Dabu, CTVNews.ca journalist

10 a.m. EDT: Carney arrives

Mark Carney is arriving now at Rideau Hall, where he will soon unveil his new cabinet.

The ceremony will get underway in about 30 minutes.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

9:53 a.m. EDT: ‘It‘s a great day’: Champagne

The final three batches of ministers have arrived.

They include Quebec’s Francois-Philippe Champagne who said it was “a great day,” and a “new beginning.”

Arriving just before him with a group of ministers was Chrystia Freeland who told her colleagues it was time to put their smiles on.

Then in the final tranche were four new faces to cabinet and returning Ontario minister Rechie Valdez.

Rachel Aiello, Ottawa News Bureau journalist

9:50 a.m. EDT: Joly and MP who pushed for Trudeau ouster among arrivals

The next batch of Carney cabinet ministers have arrived. They include Quebec’s Melanie Joly, who quipped to her to walk-mates, “We’re survivors.”

Alongside her were returning minister from Ontario Patty Hajdu, and new faces to cabinet, along with returning MPs Shafqat Ali from Ontario and British Columbia’s Randeep Sarai.

Also with them was New Brunswick’s Wayne Long, who was one the most outspoken Liberal MPs calling for Justin Trudeau’s resignation.

Rachel Aiello, Ottawa News Bureau journalist

9:41 a.m. EDT: More ministers arrive

Returning Nova Scotia Liberal Sean Fraser has arrived at Rideau Hall alongside longtime cabinet minister from New Brunswick Dominic LeBlanc.

They were accompanied by a trio of new female faces that will be on Carney’s front bench, including returning Ontario MP Julie Dabrusin and rookies Nathalie Provost from Quebec and Manitoba’s Rebecca Chartrand.

As they strolled up, Fraser could be heard telling Dabrusin her promotion to cabinet was a long time coming, and Chartrand introduced herself to LeBlanc.

Rachel Aiello, Ottawa News Bureau journalist

9:39 a.m. EDT: Anand, Guilbeault, more rookies arrive

More ministers are starting to trickle up the laneway at Rideau Hall. Ontario’s Anita Anand and Quebec’s Steven Guilbeault have arrived, as have rookie from British Columbia Jill McKnight and Prince Edward Island’s Heath McDonald.

Rachel Aiello, Ottawa News Bureau journalist

9:37 a.m. EDT: First batches of rookie arrivals

The first four incoming cabinet ministers have arrived at Rideau Hall.

They are: B.C.’s Gregor Robertson, Northwest Territories’ Rebecca Alty, Quebec’s Marjorie Michel and Ontario’s Tim Hodgson.

They were followed Alberta’s Eleanor Oslewski and Ontario’s Evan Solomon, a broadcaster who was also recently a special correspondent with CTV News, but resigned from that role prior to Prime Minister Mark Carney being elected as Liberal party leader.

Returning minister from Quebec Steven MacKinnon and Nova Scotia MP Lina Diab were also with them.

Rachel Aiello, Ottawa News Bureau journalist

9:33 a.m. EDT: Longtime minister not part of new cabinet

Jonathan Wilkinson, who served as minister on several portfolios with the Trudeau government, released a statement this morning confirming he won’t be a part of Carney’s new cabinet.

“Today, I do not stand among those being sworn in as members of Canada’s new Cabinet. Though my tenure as a Minister of the Crown comes to an end, the privilege of serving this country over the past seven years remains one of the greatest honours of my life,” wrote Wilkinson.

Wilkinson was most recently minister of energy and natural resources. Before that, he was fisheries and oceans minister, and environment and climate change minister.

Luca Caruso-Moro, CTVNews.ca journalist

9:00 a.m. EDT: Final preparations at Rideau Hall

On the grounds of Rideau Hall, final preparations are underway for Carney and his new ministry to arrive for a swearing-in ceremony.

After weeks of closed-door deliberations, Carney is about to unveil to Canadians who he has selected to help deliver the transformational change he promised during the 2025 federal election campaign.

In that contest the rookie prime minister secured a new Liberal mandate, two seats shy from a majority government.

On scene, crew who work at the Governor Generals’ residence, PMO staff and other officials are greeting guests and organizing arrivals as well as audio visuals, as news networks establish their live coverage locations and ready for special coverage.

In the coming minutes, the Liberals that the prime minister has tapped to be part of one of the two tiers of his new front bench, are expected to start arriving.

With MPs elected in nearly all provinces and territories, expect to see a more regionally-diverse roster and many cabinet newcomers. Carney has also committed to upholding gender parity, a precedent set by his predecessor former prime minister Justin Trudeau, who until not long ago occupied the residence just a stroll away from the ballroom where today’s swearing-in will occur.

Carney be taking questions outside after the ceremony, and reporters, yours truly included, will start queuing to get a question shortly.

Rachel Aiello, Ottawa News Bureau journalist

A different structure

Carney is expected to unveil a 30-person cabinet, along with an additional 10 junior ministers dubbed secretaries of state, according to the Prime Ministers Office (PMO).

Carney is not the first prime minister to appoint junior ministers as part of his cabinet, though his predecessor Justin Trudeau did not. Carney’s central team takes the lead on the biggest portfolios, while the secretaries of state could be tapped to stickhandle specific files.

More than 50 per cent of those being sworn in at Rideau Hall tomorrow will be rookies, according to the PMO.

CTVNews.ca staff

Rookies to keep an eye on

Expect this new front bench to be made up of people Carney thinks can deliver quickly on his promise to set Canada on a “new path.”

Several prominent names won a seat in last month’s election, whether they entered politics for the first time, or made the switch from municipal or provincial government.

Some of those include former broadcaster Evan Solomon, former IBM Canada CEO Claude Guay, and engineer and survivor of the École Polytechnique mass shooting Nathalie Provost.

Meanwhile, Carney’s first cabinet — which was sworn in back in mid-March — kept some of Trudeau’s longtime ministers and core team in place, including Dominic LeBlanc, Melanie Joly, Francois-Philippe Champagne and Anita Anand.

Spencer Van Dyk and Rachel Aiello, Ottawa News Bureau journalists

Trade war dampens U.S. travel

A new Statistics Canada report found that Canadian-resident return trips from the United States substantially declined in April, a trend that one professor says reflects the effectiveness of the Canadian movement to boycott American products and travel, in protest of the Trump administration.

“So, what began as a notion back in late January and early February has actually become something more substantial, and it‘s being born out in the numbers,” Aaron Ettinger, associate political science professor at Carleton University, said in a video interview with CTVNews.ca on Monday from Waterloo, Ont.

“This is consequential. This is going to have ripple effects,” he added. “The question then becomes: is it going to have an effect downstream on American policy?”

According to preliminary StatCan data published Monday, the number of returning Canadian residents and non-residents to Canada by air and automobile fell for the third straight month to 4.5 million in April, down 15.2 per cent compared to the same time last year.

Christl Dabu, CTVNews.ca journalist. Read the full story here.

Trump, working together are top priorities: survey

A new survey has found most Canadians are hoping that when Parliament resumes later this month, the House of Commons will see more cooperation than the bureaucratic gridlock which shut down the session — particularly when it comes to matters involving the United States.

Conducted for CTV News by Nanos Research, the survey took stock of Canadians’ top priorities for the new government, along with how opposition parties ought to respond to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government as they deal with Donald Trump’s tariff impositions and any restructuring of the dynamic between Canada and the U.S.

Nearly three in four respondents said they would prefer the opposition parties work together and present the United States with a unified response, compared to 25 per cent who want opposition parties to challenge the Liberals and hold them accountable.

Three per cent of respondents were unsure.

Colton Praill, Ottawa News Bureau journalist. Read the full story here.

Ambassador: Talks must prioritize lifting tariffs

Ottawa’s top diplomat in Washington says talks to negotiate any new deals with the United States will prioritize ending U.S President Donald Trump’s ruinous tariffs on Canadian exports.

Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman said Monday that initial negotiations with Trump’s team will focus on lifting tariffs, as well as specific bilateral issues between Canada and the U.S.

“Dealing with those tariffs, and getting Canada into a position where we are finding stability in the trading relationship, is our number one priority with the Americans,” Hillman said. “There is no discussion to be had with the Americans without that being on the table from Canada’s perspective. That is a starting point for us.”

Trump also said he wants changes to the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, called CUSMA. Hillman said talks specific to the continental trade pact will take place separately at a later date.

The Canadian Press. Read the full story here.

Carney, U.K. PM to strengthen defence and commerce

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke on Monday and agreed to strengthen trade, commercial and defence ties, according to a statement from the Canadian prime minister’s office.

The two leaders also discussed their commitment to helping Ukraine achieve a just peace and King Charles’ upcoming visit to Canada later this month, the statement said.

Reuters