Trudeau officially sworn in as Prime Minister

It’s a changing of the guard in Canadian politics this morning as Justin Trudeau is officially sworn in as the new Prime Minister.

Trudeau took the crown during the October 19th federal election which saw a Liberal majority sweep the country.

Prince George-Peace River Conservative MP Bob Zimmer and Cariboo-Prince George Conservative MP Todd Doherty will also be sworn in.

Zimmer won his riding by a landslide margin while Doherty had to fight off Liberal candidate Tracy Calogheros to claim the other constituency.

Everyone who was elected will be sworn in at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.

The Liberal cabinet was also unveiled;

Ralph Goodale (Saskatchewan) – Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
Lawrence MacAulay (P.E.I.) – Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Stéphane Dion (Quebec) – Foreign Affairs.
John McCallum (Ontario) – Immigration, Citizenship and Refugees.
Carolyn Bennett (Ontario) – Indigenous and Northern Affairs.
Scott Brison (Nova Scotia) – Treasury Board President.
Dominic Leblanc (New Brunswick) – Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.
Navdeep Bains (Ontario) – Innovation, Science and Economic Development.
Bill Morneau (Ontario) – Finance Minister.
Jody Wilson-Raybould (B.C.) – Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
Judy Foote (Newfoundland and Labrador) – Public Services and Procurement.
Chrystia Freeland (Ontario) – International Trade.
Jane Philpott (Ontario) – Health.
Jean-Yves Duclos (Quebec) – Families, Children and Social Development.
Marc Garneau (Quebec) – Transport.
Marie-Claude Bibeau (Quebec) – International Development and La francophonie.
Jim Carr (Manitoba) – Natural Resources.
Mélanie Joly (Quebec) – Heritage.
Diane Lebouthillier (Quebec) – National Revenue.
Kent Hehr (Alberta) – Veterans Affairs, and Associate Minister of National Defence.
Catherine McKenna (Ontario) – Environment and Climate Change.
Harjit Sajjan (B.C.) – National Defence.
MaryAnn Mihychuck (Manitoba) – Employment Workforce Development and Labour.
Amarjeet Sohi (Alberta) – Infrastructure and Communities.
Maryam Monsef (Ontario) – Democratic Institutions.
Carla Qualtrough (B.C.) – Sport, and Persons with Disabilities.
Hunter Tootoo (Nunavut) – Fisheries and Oceans, and Canadian Coastguard.
Kirsty Duncan (Ontario) – Science.
Patricia Hajdu (Ontario) – Status of Women.
Bardish Chagger (Ontario) – Small Business and Tourism