Scenes from a cold day for a cabinet shuffle

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tapped eight new MPs to join cabinet in a Dec. 20 shuffle that also saw five minister leave cabinet, and four get new assignments. —The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade The Hill Times
Who went where in Trudeau’s cabinet shake-up?

After months of pressure to change his senior team, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally made changes to nearly one-third of the cabinet posts in a long-awaited shuffle on Dec. 20.
Trudeau promotes eight Liberal MPs, moves ministers in long-awaited cabinet shuffle

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to revive his embattled government on Dec. 20 with a cabinet major shake-up.
Justin Trudeau no longer has a mandate to govern, and he doesn’t care

Mandates to govern guide and legitimize political leadership, but Justin Trudeau has never cared about his mandate. Why would he now?
Like it or not, the die is cast

Justin Trudeau’s graceless dithering in the face of the obvious that his time is up sets up two possibilities. The possibility of an ugly rebellion that will force him out, or a non-confidence vote that will trigger an election.
Miller, Anand, MacKinnon expected to get new portfolios in Friday cabinet shuffle: Liberal source

At least five Liberal MPs are expected to be promoted to cabinet in the long-awaited change of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s senior ranks on Friday.
My crazy Christmas conspiracy

My Christmas conspiracy theory is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided—long before his dramatic split with former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland—to resign his position, and that he also has a successor in mind: Mélanie Joly.
With Trudeau reflecting on his future, some senior cabinet ministers, including national campaign co-chair Ferrada, said to be exploring other options, say Liberal sources

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is consulting his most trusted political aides about his future, say some Liberal sources.
Freeland’s opportunism on display in stunning resignation letter

Chrystia Freeland ought to be reminded that she’s held the finance portfolio since 2020. Not one of her budgets was ever balanced.
A Chrystia carol: House wraps for the holidays as spectre of Freeland’s bombshell resignation haunts Liberal caucus

As the House rises for 2024, Liberal backbenchers get their turn in the spotlight following the fallout from Chrystia Freeland’s cabinet resignation.