Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to shuffle his cabinet today.
A government official, who was not authorized to speak about the appointments before they’re made public, says the cabinet will include a representative from every province and the North.
After his first cabinet was announced on March 14th, Carney was criticized for consolidating some of the smaller ministerial roles into one larger portfolio, including women, labour, youth, official languages and diversity.
A leaner cabinet will appeal to some business leaders and insiders who said Carney can underscore his seriousness about being laser-focused on the economy.
Islanders will be watching for a PEI representative on cabinet. There was not an Island MP in the first cabinet appointed by Prime Minister Carney, and the PEI representative on former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet was Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay, who did not seek re-election.
