Waterloo MP and Minister of Small Business and Tourism Bardish Chagger has been named the new government House Leader in a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall. Defending herself, the new House leader said in French that she understood the language when spoken by others but did not yet have the confidence to speak it herself, adding that she intends to improve her language skills. The statement said Trudeau thanked LeBlanc for his contributions as House leader and "expressed his confidence in minister Chagger as a worthy successor." LeBlanc made no attempt to conceal his desire to remain in the post of fisheries minister after serving an uneven term as House leader that often rubbed other members of the House the wrong way. Chagger is a rookie MP who was first elected to the House of Commons in last year's federal election.

Source: CBC News August 19, 2016 17:49 UTC