Canada has a new foreign affairs minister in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet as relations with the U.S. remain tense.
Anita Anand is taking on the foreign affairs role, replacing Melanie Joly, in Carney’s first cabinet shuffle following the federal election last month.
Joly was among those who joined Carney on his recent trip to Washington, D.C. to meet with President Donald Trump. She’s been shifted to the role of minister of industry and minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for the Quebec regions.
Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne was also on that trip but remains in his role, while adding the role of minister of national revenue to his responsibilities.
The other member of that trip, Dominic LeBlanc, keeps his roles as intergovernmental affairs but is also listed as the minister responsible for “One Canadian economy” and will be responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, likely taking a key role in negotiations with the Trump …