Carney stellt die Neubesetzung der stellvertretenden Minister in wichtigen Wirtschafts- und Verteidigungsministerien vor
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-carney-unveils-shuffle-of-deputy-ministers-in-key-economic-and-defence/
Carney stellt die Neubesetzung der stellvertretenden Minister in wichtigen Wirtschafts- und Verteidigungsministerien vor
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-carney-unveils-shuffle-of-deputy-ministers-in-key-economic-and-defence/
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Full list of people being moved around here: https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2025/12/19/prime-minister-carney-announces-changes-senior-ranks-public-service
It’s pretty unusual to make a sitting provincial Court of Appeal judge (Marie-Josée Hogue) the deputy Attorney General. I wonder how that even was arranged? There must be some kind of deep social connection involved. It’s not something that was done on a whim, it must have been in the pipeline for a while.
Normally judges are expected to scrub their social media profiles once appointed to minimize potential conflicts. In this role she may have to defend some high-profile stances in parliamentary committees. I wonder if she’ll be able to return to the bench or is intending to retire after this.
This likely signals an ideological shift. Corporate lawyers are often not particularly activist on social or criminal issues. Although she clerked for Lamer, so perhaps she is sympathetic to his approach to criminal law in the late 80s.