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Leading Canada

Choosing a Cabinet

Prime Minister John A. Macdonald's Cabinet.
Prime Minister John A. Macdonald's Cabinet.
Copyright/Source		 One of the first things a new prime minister must do is choose a Cabinet, the team of people who help him or her make decisions and run the federal government. These people are usually Members of Parliament, but are sometimes senators.
Prime Minister Lester Pearson (right) in 1967 with Cabinet members Pierre Trudeau, John Turner and Jean Chrétien. They each later became prime minister.
Prime Minister Lester Pearson (right) in 1967 with Cabinet members Pierre Trudeau, John Turner
and Jean Chrétien. They each later became prime minister.
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    • Having to do with the government of all of Canada - not provincial governments or other levels of government.

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