Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced changes to the parliamentary secretaries. The parliamentary secretaries included in the announcement are either newly appointed, taking on new responsibilities, or staying in their current portfolio, effective on August 31.
The changes include a new face for the infrastructure, environment, and small business and export, and Indigenous services portfolios.
The changes the Parliamentary Secretary positions included:
Omar Alghabra, currently Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs), becomes Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade Diversification.
Sean Casey, currently Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, becomes Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.
Sean Fraser becomes Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, currently Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade Diversification, becomes Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs).
Richard Hébert becomes Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion.
Yvonne Jones, currently Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, becomes Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade.
Kamal Khera, currently Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue, becomes Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development.
David Lametti remains Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development.
Paul Lefebvre becomes Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources.
Andrew Leslie remains Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Karen McCrimmon, currently Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, becomes Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
Marco Mendicino, currently Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, becomes Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.
Marc Miller, currently Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, becomes Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations.
John Oliver becomes Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health.
Jean-Claude Poissant remains Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Dan Vandal becomes Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services.
