10:32 a.m. MTFinally, Mark Carney sits down to sign-off on the new Cabinet, followed by Mary Simon. The national anthem is sung in English and in French, and then the attendees file out of the room. This concludes the swearing-in ceremony. Next, newly appointed cabinet members and secretaries of state will pose together for for a group photo. Carney is expected to hold a press conference afterwards. .10:24 a.m. MTAdam van Koeverdan is sworn in as secretary of state for sport. John Zerucelli is sworn in as secretary of state for labour..10:18 a.m. MTNathalie Provost is sworn in as secretary of state for nature. Provost MP is a staunch gun control advocate and survivor of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre. Randeep Sarai is sworn in as secretary of state for international development. .10:13 a.m. MTStephen Fuhr is sworn in as secretary of state for defence procurement. Anna Gainey, former Liberal party president, is sworn in as secretary of state for children and youth. The CBC remarks her husband played a "pivotal role" in the re-election of Mark Carney. Wayne Long is sworn in as secretary of state for CRA and financial institutions. Stephanie McLean, BC MP and former Alberta NDP MLA, is sworn in as secretary of state for seniors. .10:03 a.m. MTRuby Sahota, a newly elected MP in Brampton, ON, is sworn in as secretary of state for combatting crime, a junior role. Sahota's riding is notoriously known across Canada as one high in crime. Buckley Belanger is sworn in as secretary of state for rural development. .9:59 a.m. MTManinder Sidhu is sworn in as minister of international trade. Evan Solomon, former CBC and CTV broadcaster, is sworn in as minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation. He is also responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. "Well Rosie, that just goes to show there's life after Power &Politics," remarks David Cochrane. .9:54 a.m. MTEleanor Olszewski, MP for Edmonton Centre, is sworn in as minister of emergency management and community resilience. She is also to be responsible for Prairies Economic Development of Canada. Gregor Robertson, who served as mayor of Vancouver from 2008 to 2014, is sworn in as minister of housing and infrastructure..9:46 a.m. MTJill McKnight is sworn in as minister of veteran's affairs and associate minister of national defence. Marjorie Michel is sworn in as health minister. She replaced Trudeau as MP for the riding of Papineau. Michel's father is the former prime minister of Haiti. .9:43 a.m. MTTim Hodgson is sworn in as minister of energy and natural resources. Joël Lightbound is sworn in as minister of government transportation, public works and procurement. Heath McDonald is sworn in as minister of agriculture and agri-food..9:34 a.m. MTLena Metlege Diab sworn in as immigration, refugees and citizenship minister. Mandy Gull-Masty is sworn in as minister of indigenous services. .9:27 a.m. MTRebecca Chartrand is sworn in as minister of Northern and Arctic affairs. She will also be responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. Julie Dabrusin is sworn in as minister of environment and climate change. The CBC claims Carney's government is going to be run with the philosophy, "Drill, baby, drill." Conversely, Carney has said he refuses to repeal Bill C-69, legislation that prohibits new pipelines from being built. .9:22 a.m. MTJoanne Thompson is sworn in as minister of fisheries. Shafqat Ali is sworn in as treasury board president. Rebecca Alty is sworn in as minister of Crown-indigenous relations. .9:16 a.m. MTSteven MacKinnon is sworn in as leader of the government in the House of Commons. David McGuinty is sworn in as minister of national defence..9:12 a.m. MTNewcomer Gary Anandasangaree is sworn in as minister of public safety. Rechie Valdez, serial crier, is tearfully sworn in as minister of women and gender equality. She is also appointed secretary of state for small business and tourism. The CBC reports Valdez has cried at every swearing in ceremony she has ever attended. .9:09 a.m. MTSean Fraser is sworn in as justice minister and Attorney General of Canada. He is also to be the minister responsible of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Chrystia Freeland is sworn in as minister of transport and internal trade..9:07 a.m. MTPatty Hajdu is sworn in as minister of jobs and families, and the minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario. Steven Guilbeault is sworn in as Minister of Canadian identity and culture, and official languages. The CBC is exceedingly contemptuous of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. .9:00 a.m. MTFrançois-Philippe Champagne is sworn in as finance minister. Anita Anand is sworn in as minister of foreign affairs, replacing Joly. .8:55 a.m. MTThe governor general has given her consent for Carney to form government. First to be sworn in is Dominic LeBlanc, minister of intergovernmental affairs. He will also be responsible for the "One Canadian Economy" plan Mélanie Joly is sworn in as minister of industry. .8:52 a.m. MTNaturally, the ceremony opens with a "land acknowledgment" of the "unceded land" on which Rideau Hall stands. The elder, waving a feather, launches into a lengthy "prayer" in indigenous language. .8:49 a.m. MTCarney has entered the room, joined by Governor General Mary Simon. He receives a standing ovation and enthusiastic round of applause. .8:45 a.m. MTAs we wait for the ceremony to begin, Barton proclaims her hope that Carney's Cabinet appointments represent "a renewal, a rebirth for the Liberal party.".8:32 a.m. MTNewly elected Tim Hodgson is expected to assume the role of energy and natural resource minister. Sean Fraser is expected to be appointed as justice minister. Steven Guilbeault and Freeland are both to stay in Cabinet, reports the CBC. It is still unknown what those portfolios will be. .8:25 a.m. MTFormer Prime Minister Jean Chrétien told reporters on Parliament Hill, "Some people are going to be really pissed off today." When the camera pans back to Rosemary Barton, she gleefully announces "Jean Chrétien says Carney's Cabinet could last five years!".8:18 a.m. MTJoly is reportedly being removed from her foreign affairs role to the industry portfolio. The state broadcaster speculates Steven MacKinnon will be appointed as House leader. .8:00 a.m. MTCarney has now arrived at Rideau Hall to make his appointments. "Ready to go," he told reporters as he walked by. The ceremony is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. MT. .7:48 a.m. MTThe prime minister is expected to walk outside momentarily to officially name his Cabinet. Carney has said he intends to maintain Trudeau's tradition of having a cabinet equally balanced between men and women. His temporary cabinet had 13 men and 11 women. Jonathan Wilkinson, who served as energy minister, and Bill Blair, former defence minister, will not resume their cabinet roles. Dominic LeBlanc, minister of intergovernmental affairs has arrived on Parliament Hill, as has Mélanie Joly, minister of foreign affairs. Former House leader Karina Gould, David McGuinty, minister of public safety and François-Philippe Champagne, who replaced Freeland as finance minister, have also arrived on Parliament Hill.7:28 a.m. MTCTV earlier reported that new faces to Cabinet include former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson, who will assume the role of housing minister, and former Quebec cabinet minister Carlos Leitao. Former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who ran against Carney in the Liberal leadership race, is not expected to be appointed, CTV reported — however, the CBC reports she will receive a portfolio. .7:12 a.m. MTCarney reportedly intends to have fewer than 30 Cabinet members, and up to 10 secretaries of state, or “junior” ministers — a parliamentary tradition rejected by former prime minister Justin Trudeau. New members are further set to represent each province and territory from across the country. New cabinet ministers will receive a $99,900 increase to their base salary as a member of Parliament. Secretaries of state get a $74,700 increase..7:00 a.m. MTPrime Minister Mark Carney is set to name his new Cabinet on Tuesday morning, with at least half of its new members expected to be rookies.The Western Standard will be live-blogging the Cabinet appointments, so stay tuned for all the latest updates!
