Trudeau poised to shuffle, retool cabinet with focus on Liberals’ team for 2019
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau will shuffle his front benches Wednesday to install the roster of ministers that will be entrusted with leading the Liberal team into next year’s election.
The changes will expand the prime minister’s cabinet by adding new posts to showcase up-and-coming MPs and to broaden the profile of a party that has long pinned its fortunes to the Trudeau brand, sources say.
The shuffle appears designed to ensure deft communicators are well-placed to spell out the government’s positions and defend policies on hot political issues leading up to the 2019 election campaign.
Insiders have indicated there’s a possibility Ottawa will appoint a minister dedicated to seniors, a post that existed in past federal cabinets.