cabinet swearing-in

Chrystia Freeland should have remained Minister of Foreign Affairs

Marcus Kolga: Canada cannot afford to be placing its foreign policy in the hands of anyone other than the very best

What I learned as a first-time cabinet minister

Jane Philpott: Ask intelligent questions and truly declare your mind and your opinion, as you swore you would do

Justin Trudeau didn’t beat his 2015 record for lingering hugs

The PM’s longest hug time went down by half between 2015 and 2019. Our hug-o-meter tells you exactly how long each hug was at the cabinet swearing-in ceremony.

Sunshine, selfies and high hopes

Ottawa bureau chief John Geddes on the scene outside the swearing-in of the Trudeau cabinet at Rideau Hall