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The official ceremony installing Mark Carney as the twenty-fourth prime minister and his cabinet swearing in ended with the signing of the national anthem.
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Governor General Mary Simon officially approves the new cabinet.
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“Thank you, Canada — for trusting in me, for challenging me, and for granting me the privilege to serve the best country, and the best people, on earth,” tweeted former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
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The full list of Mark Carney’s pre-election cabinet with 23 ministers:
International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and President of the King’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc
Foreign Affairs and International Development Minister Mélanie Joly
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister Anita Anand
Defence Minister Bill Blair
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson
Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Canadian Culture and Identity, Parks Canada Minister, and Quebec Lieutenant Steven Guilbeault
Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland
Health Minister Kamal Khera
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Gary Anandasangaree
Chief Government Whip Rechie Valdez
Jobs and Families Minister Steven MacKinnon
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness David McGuinty
Environment and Climate Change Minister Terry Duguid
Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Minister Nate Erskine-Smith
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Rachel Bendayan
Veterans Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency Elisabeth Briere
Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard Minister Joanne Thompson
Government House Leader and Democratic Institutions Minister Arielle Kayabaga
Agriculture, Agri-Food, and Rural Economic Development Minister Kody Blois
Government Transformation, Public Services, and Procurement Minister Ali Ehsassi
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Gerald Butts, who resigned in disgrace during Trudeau’s SNC scandal and formerly served as Mark Carney’s wife’s boss at Eurasia Group, is present at Rideau Hall for the swearing-in ceremony.
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In a ceremony at Rideau Hall, Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s twenty-fourth prime minister replacing Justin Trudeau.
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Liberal Leader Mark Carney is being sworn in as Canada’s next prime minister, promising a fresh approach to governance.
The ceremony at Rideau Hall includes dignitaries, family, and close supporters.
After taking the oath to become the next prime minister, Carney will introduce his smaller cabinet to focus on the global trade war.
Carney is expected to call a spring election.
On Thursday evening, Justin Trudeau left the Prime Minister's Office for the final time.