OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau’s last day as prime minister will be Friday, the day Mark Carney and a new cabinet will be sworn in by Governor General Mary Simon.
A senior source confirmed that Carney will visit Rideau Hall Friday morning to officially be appointed Canada’s 24th prime minister on Friday, simultaneously marking the end of Trudeau’s nine year run in the job.
Carney’s swearing in is expected to be followed shortly after by the swearing in of his new cabinet, which is expected to be smaller than the current 37 members. There are currently seven ministers who have announced they will not be running in the upcoming federal election.
But Carney and his cabinet may not stay in the job for long as he is widely expected to call a federal election before Parliament is set to return from prorogation on March 24.
Sunday, the former central banker won the Liberal leadership race to replace Trudeau by a landslide, earning over 86 per cent of party members’ votes. He promised a seamless and quick transition after meeting with Trudeau on Monday morning.
Carney’s transition team did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
More to come.
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