Prime Minister Carney Announces Cabinet

May 20, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his cabinet, which includes a combination of returning and new faces, this week at Rideau Hall.

The Prime Minister appointed Heath MacDonald, former Prince Edward Island tourism executive and business owner, and former PEI MLA, to the role of Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Minister MacDonald also served for a short time as PEI’s Finance Minister.

In response to the announcement, BFO sent a letter of congratulations to Minister MacDonald.

Key Portfolios:

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food: Heath MacDonald, Malpeque, Prince Edward Island
Minister of International Trade: Maninder Sidhu, Brampton East, Ontario
Minister of Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, and One Canadian Economy: Dominic LeBlanc, Beauséjour, New Brunswick
Minister of Finance and National Revenue: François-Philippe Champagne, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Quebec
Minister of Environment and Climate Change: Julie Dabrusin, Toronto—Danforth, Ontario
Minister of Health: Marjorie Michel, Papineau, Quebec

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Video: Do Stress-Resilient Sows Raise Better Piglets? - Dr. Andrea Luttman?

In this special rerun episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Andrea Luttman from Michigan State University explores how gestational social stress affects sow resilience and piglet development. She explains physiological indicators like cortisol patterns, behavioral differences, and their implications for long-term performance. Listen now on all major platforms!

“Resilience to stress means animals are either minimally affected or can recover quickly after experiencing a stressor.”

Meet the guest: Dr. Andrea Luttman / andrea-luttman-47ab74171 is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University specializing in swine production systems management. She earned her Ph.D. in Genetics and Genome Sciences and focuses her research on swine physiology and stress resilience. Her work examines social stress in gestating sows, offspring development, breeding herd longevity, and gene-environment interactions to improve production efficiency and sustainability. Hear Dr. Luttman on The Swine it Canada Podcast Show, available on all major platforms.