PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday appointed Jane Philpott as President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government.
The MP for Markham-Stouffville was Minister of Indigenous Services and Vice-Chair of the Treasury Board. She replaces Scott Brison who won’t be running for re-election.
Other changes to the ministry:
- Seamus O’Regan, currently Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, becomes Minister of Indigenous Services.
- Jody Wilson-Raybould, currently Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, becomes Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence.
- David Lametti, currently Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, becomes Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
- Bernadette Jordan, currently Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Democratic Institutions, becomes Minister of Rural Economic Development.
Trudeau thanked Brison for his outstanding contributions as a member of Cabinet, and for his decades of service to Nova Scotians and all Canadians.
