Ivison: Carney's cabinet has too many 'downtown Toronto, urban progressives'

Ivison: Carney's cabinet has too many 'downtown Toronto, urban progressives'

Columnist John Ivison and guests Eugene Lang and Ian Brodie take a deep dive into Mark Carney’s post-election cabinet shuffle.

LILLEY: The good, the bad, the ugly of Carney's cabinet appointments

There are hopeful signs in the picks Mark Carney made for cabinet, there are also some worrisome appointments. The main question to be asked, though, is whether these appointees will rise to the challenges facing Canada and can they fix the problems at hand?

The new government, combining experience and new voices and composed of 28 ministers supported by 10 Secretaries of State, respects gender parity.

The slimming regime that Prime Minister Mark Carney wanted to impose on his cabinet appears on the family photo taken at Rideau Hall, where his 28 ministers surround him. But the portrait changes if we add the 10 Secretaries of State who were also sworn on Tuesday, less than two weeks from the beginning of Parliament.

Analysis Of PM Carney's Cabinet Appointments - Bridge City News - May 14, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed his cabinet ministers today, with a mix of change and continuity as former ministers were dropped and newly elected MPs were elevated. To talk about this is our political reporter and Toronto Sun Columnist Brian Lilley.