Carneys cabinet to be sworn in on Tuesday in Rideau Hall ceremony – National [Video]

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet will be sworn in during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Tuesday, the Governor General’s office has confirmed.

Gov. Gen Mary Simon will preside over the ceremony, which will see new cabinet ministers take the oath of office, a key step for Carney’s Liberal government after securing a minority in the federal election.

Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister in March, will not have to take the oath of office again “but may choose to do so,” a spokesperson for the Privy Council Office told Global News.

That also applies to other ministers who keep the same portfolio they held before the election.

Any new ministers, or those taking on additional portfolios, will need to be sworn in.

Some members of Carney’s brief pre-election cabinet — including former health minister Kamal Khera — lost their bids for re-election.

The Liberals saw several fresh faces newly elected …