Trudeau shuffles Cabinet ministers on federal procurement

Tassi’s husband, Jim Oliver, suffered two strokes final 12 months. “As anyone whose family has had a similar experience will know, post-stroke care can be complex and filled with uncertainty,” Tassi said in a statement.

Tassi requested a lighter workload, and can take on Jaczek’s former gig that oversaw southern Ontario’s regional financial improvement company.

Jaczek will oversee a division that oversees billions of {dollars} in authorities purchases, all the pieces from stationery to life-saving vaccines.

It’s a low-profile job — till one thing goes flawed with a high-profile buy. Former minister Anita Anand, who’s now within the protection portfolio, fought unflattering headlines through the international scramble for Covid-19 vaccines in early 2021.

As Americans and Europeans have been hoarding doses manufactured on their very own soil, Canada’s vaccination price lagged. By the summer time, Canadians almost led the world within the variety of photographs administered — and Anand was on the receiving finish of complaints that it was the Canadians doing all of the hoarding.

For her efforts, Anand was promoted to protection minister after the 2021 election.

Procurement is a promotion for Jaczek, whose earlier position allowed her to get her ft moist within the federal Cabinet. But she’s no stranger to the Cabinet atmosphere. Jaczek was Ontario’s minister of group and social providers from 2014 to early 2018.

In January of that 12 months, Jaczek was promoted to the large well being and long-term care portfolio. She was named Cabinet chair on the identical time.

When Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal authorities was swept out of energy by Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives that June, Jaczek misplaced her seat.

She turned her consideration to Ottawa. In 2019, Jaczek gained a seat within the suburban Toronto using of Markham–Stouffville — toppling a Conservative challenger and former Liberal Cabinet minister Jane Philpott, who misplaced her re-election bid as an unbiased candidate.

Before Wednesday’s mini-shuffle, Jaczek additionally vice-chaired the highly effective Treasury Board — a Cabinet committee that oversees the federal government’s monetary administration and spending, and is the formal employer of tons of of hundreds of public servants.

Jaczek was faraway from that position after the shuffle. She’ll now exchange Tassi as vice-chair of the Covid response committee.

Diane Lebouthillier, the nationwide income minister who’s the one member of Cabinet to not be shuffled since 2015, takes over as Treasury Board vice-chair.