New cabinet for Canada PM Carney to be sworn in Tuesday [Video]

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet will be sworn in on Tuesday, launching his first full term in office after winning an election defined by threats from President Donald Trump.

Governor General Mary Simon, King Charles III’s representative in Canada, will swear in the new government at a ceremony in Ottawa, her office announced Friday.

Carney and his team will then have two weeks to prepare for a new session of parliament, which will be opened by King Charles.

Speaking to reporters in Ottawa last week, days after his Liberal Party’s election win, Carney committed to forming “an efficient cabinet, a focused cabinet, a cabinet with gender parity.”

Carney’s Liberals fell just short of the 172 seats needed for majority control of Parliament, but with 169 confirmed wins they will be in a strong position to pass legislation.

The former central banker and political novice said he would seek to …