Mark Carney Sworn-In As Canadian Prime Minister

CTV News reports:

Canada has a new prime minister. Liberal Leader Mark Carney has just sworn the oaths of office and allegiance and is in the midst of presenting his new pared-down cabinet to the Governor General. Arriving at Rideau Hall to officially become Canada’s 24th prime minister, Carney pledged to get “straight to work.”

“Our message? We’re a very focused government, focused on action. We’re going to get straight to work,” he told reporters on his way in to his history-making swearing-in ceremony.

One immediate change that Carney has moved away from is Trudeau’s prioritization of regional representation and gender balance on his front bench, something a senior source said is on account of there being fewer people in cabinet. With the ceremony making all of these appointments official still underway, CTV News can report that Carney’s 23-person cabinet includes 12 men and 11 women, and there are no ministers from Alberta or P.E.I.

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