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Justin Trudeau cabinet shuffle: Here’s what changed [Video]

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau added eight Liberal MPs to his front bench and reassigned four ministers in a cabinet shuffle in Ottawa on Friday. But as soon as they were sworn-in, they faced questions about the political future of their government, and their leader.

Making several changes to his ministerial roster now comes after a tumultuous week for the federal Liberals, and was framed as a bid to inject some stability, exactly one month before U.S. president-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Though, before the ceremony even got underway, Trudeau was dealt a major blow to the last remaining pillar of parliamentary support his embattled minority was relying on to stay in power. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh dropped a letter declaring his party will be moving a motion of non-confidence in the new year.

Following Singh’s letter, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre announced that he will submit a letter to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon asking …

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