12/20/2025
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Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a significant shuffle of deputy ministers and senior public servants, moving 12 people into new roles across eight key departments, with eight senior officials departing government altogether. It’s a long-anticipated shake-up at the very top of Canada’s public service, and it matters far more than most headlines suggest.
CBC breaks down what’s actually happening beneath the surface.
We learn that Nick Leswick, formerly with the Bank of Canada, is now deputy minister of finance. John McArthur, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, is moving into a powerful economic policy role at the Privy Council Office. Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, who led the public inquiry into foreign interference, is becoming deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general. Chris Fox is shifting into the defence portfolio. These are consequential appointments that shape how policy is developed, interpreted, and implemented.
CBC also explains why this matters. Deputy ministers are the most senior public servants in each department. They are not politicians, but they wield enormous influence over how government functions. Combined with Carney’s earlier appointment of Michael Sabia as clerk of the Privy Council, this shuffle gives the prime minister significant influence over the machinery of government, with more changes promised in the new year.
No panic. No spin. No culture-war framing. Just clear, factual reporting that helps Canadians understand how power, accountability, and governance actually work.
This is exactly what public-interest journalism is supposed to do.
This is why we defend the CBC.
https://r.pebmac.ca/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-deputy-ministers-shuffle-9.7022641
What questions do you want answered when major power shifts happen quietly inside government, and who do you trust to explain them without spin?
