PM Carney’s next challenge: Who’s in and who’s out of cabinet

Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa on May 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

By Analysis by The Big Story podcast

Posted May 12, 2025 07:17:06 AM.

Last Updated May 12, 2025 08:18:35 AM.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney will be unveiling his first cabinet since receiving a minority mandate from voters two weeks ago.

The decisions will not be easy, as Carney has to navigate regional representation, a leaner inner circle, and a trade war with the U.S. that hangs over every federal decision.

So who stays and who may get promoted?

Host Cormac Mac Sweeney is speaking about the delicate art of cabinet making with Marci Surkes, chief strategy officer at the Compass Rose Group, and a former executive director of Policy and Cabinet Affairs to former prime minister Justin Trudeau.

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