Trudeau expands cabinet, promotes several rookies and shakes up existing ministers

OTTAWA – The swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new cabinet is underway and the Liberal front bench is being expanded to include seven rookie ministers, two of whom were elected for the first time in 2019, and more than a dozen current ministers who are taking on new portfolios. Trudeau has reshaped the lineup of ministries, with several new titles or reconfigurations of cabinet responsibilities. Notably, he has named Chrystia Freeland to be his deputy prime mini