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A major shakeup in Ottawa, but why?

Why Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled nearly the entirety of his cabinet, and what it says about his strategy to hold onto power.
Justin Trudeau walks in front of his new cabinet
Members of the federal cabinet applaud as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives for a media availability after a cabinet shuffle, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet is almost entirely different than it was just two days ago.

In Wednesday's shuffle, all but eight of Trudeau's 38 ministers stepped into new files. Some ministers were forced out after controversial missteps. Other star MPs got bigger economic assignments. And a number of new faces were sworn in from important election regions.

Today, Catherine Cullen – the host of CBC's political podcast The House – returns to explain why Trudeau has transformed his cabinet, and what it says about his strategy to stay in power.

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