Ottawa – Canada’s Building Trades Unions welcomes the new federal cabinet announced today by Prime Minister Mark Carney at Rideau Hall.
CBTU Executive Director Sean Strickland shared how the additions to cabinet will impact skilled tradespeople: “Congratulations to Patty Hajdu and John Zerucelli, who will hold the positions of Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, and Secretary of State for Labour, respectively. CBTU looks forward to working together to advance policies that will improve the lives of unionized skilled trades workers and build the national trade and energy infrastructure needed to ensure Canadian economic independence.”
“As Steven MacKinnon transitions to a new role as Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, I’d like to thank him on behalf of Canada’s Building Trades Unions for his strong support of the Building Trades during his time as Minister of Labour and Minister of Jobs and Families. From announcing a $67 million investment in the Union Training and Innovation Program to participating in CBTU’s National Day of Mourning ceremony for fallen workers, Steven showed us that he was a true friend to the Building Trades and I wish him all the best in his new role.”
On behalf of CBTU’s 600,000 members from across Canada, congratulations to the new federal cabinet and secretaries of state:
- Shafqat Ali (Brampton—Chinguacousy Park), President of the Treasury Board
- Rebecca Alty (Northwest Territories), Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
- Anita Anand (Oakville East), Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough–Guildwood–Rouge Park), Minister of Public Safety
- François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice—Champlain), Minister of Finance and National Revenue
- Rebecca Chartrand (Churchill–Keewatinook Aski), Minister of Arctic Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
- Julie Dabrusin (Toronto—Danforth), Minister of Environment and Climate Change
- Sean Fraser (Central Nova), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Chrystia Freeland (University–Rosedale), Minister of Transport and Internal Trade
- Steven Guilbeault (Laurier—Sainte-Marie), Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages)
- Mandy Gull-Masty (Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou), Minister of Indigenous Services
- Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay—Superior North), Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
- Tim Hodgson (Markham–Thornhill), Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
- Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville), Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
- Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour), President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy
- Joël Lightbound (Louis-Hébert), Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement
- Heath MacDonald (Malpeque), Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
- Steven MacKinnon (Gatineau), Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
- David McGuinty (Ottawa South), Minister of National Defence
- Jill McNight (Delta), Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
- Lena Metlege Diab (Halifax West), Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
- Marjorie Michel (Papineau), Minister of Health
- Eleanor Olszewski (Edmonton Centre), Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada
- Gregor Robertson (Vancouver Fraserview–South Burnaby), Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible Pacific Economic Development Canada
- Maninder Sidhu (Brampton East), Minister of International Trade
- Evan Solomon (Toronto Centre), Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
- Joanne Thompson (St. John’s East), Minister of Fisheries
- Rechie Valdez (Mississauga—Streetsville), Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism)
- John Zerucelli (Etobicoke North), Labour
- Buckley Belanger (Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River), Rural Development
- Stephen Fuhr (Kelowna), Defence Procurement
- Anna Gainey (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount), Children and Youth)
- Wayne Long (Saint John—Kennebecasis), Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions
- Stephanie McLean (Esquimalt–Saanich–Sooke), Seniors
- Nathalie Provost (Châteauguay–Les Jardins-de-Napierville), Nature
- Ruby Sahota (Brampton North—Caledon), Combatting Crime
- Randeep Sarai (Surrey Centre), International Development
- Adam van Koeverden (Burlington North—Milton West), Sport
