Kayabaga named to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet

Mark Carney has been officially sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister, and he has named a London MP to his cabinet.

London West Member of Parliament Arielle Kayabaga has been named leader of the government in the House of Commons and minister of democratic institutions.

Meaning, she is now responsible for coordinating government day-to-day business in the House of Commons and managing the overall legislative agenda of the government.

With the move into this role, Kayabaga vacates the role of parliamentary secretary to the minister of small business.

Before being elected as an MP in 2021 assuming the role after Kate Young, Kayabaga was a London city councillor.

She came to Canada as a child, escaping a civil war in Burundi, East Africa.