Justin Trudeau

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce 12 changes to his cabinet Friday morning, bringing in eight new ministers in one of his biggest cabinet shuffles since he was elected nine years ago. The National Post obtained the list from multiple sources with direct knowledge of the changes. Trudeau had been considering changes for some time, but the blockbuster resignation of his deputy prime minister and finance minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday forced him to act quickly. New Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc will keep his new portfolio but will no longer be minister of public safety and democratic institutions. Longtime Ottawa MP David McGuinty will be the new minister of Public Safety. …This year alone, nine cabinet ministers have resigned, announced they would not run for re-election or been fired. The new cabinet will not include a single Alberta representative. Meanwhile, Quebec will now have 11 ministers, including the prime minister.