Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to reshuffle his cabinet in the coming weeks.
It is not the election of Donald Trump that pushes him to shake up his cabinet, but rather the fact that several ministers recently announced that they would not run again during the 2025 electoral campaign.
For example, we can think of Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, who announced, a little earlier this fall, that she would try her luck with the town hall of Sherbrooke, rather than running again with the Trudeau team.
In addition, the departure of Pablo Rodriguez for the leadership of the PLQ led to the appointment of Minister Anita Anand as Minister of Transport, who is also president of the Treasury Board. Normally, these two positions are occupied by two different people.
Calm the discontent
By having to replace five or six ministers, the Prime Minister will have to make room for new faces. This could allow him to make people happy, but also unhappy.
The advantage of this situation, in the short term, is that it could bring a certain stability within his caucus, because at the moment, all MPs dream of obtaining a promotion.
However, will this reshuffle change the mood of voters? Probably not. In the June 2023 reshuffle, this had no impact on public opinion. But today, the Liberal leader seems more concerned about the mood of his troops than that of Canadians.
Until the end
The window for an election before Christmas is now behind us: Canadians will therefore go to the polls in 2025.
Clearly, Justin Trudeau seems to want to go to the campaign as late as possible, believing that time is on his side.
To achieve this, he may be able to count on the NDP, but above all, he must ensure that his caucus is satisfied, which starts with giving promotions.
