Canada PM Trudeau to unveil new cabinet, vows gender balance despite losses
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday he would reshuffle his cabinet on 26 October and ensure there was a gender balance, even though he lost female ministers in an election last month.
Trudeau was re-elected to a third term in office on Sept. 20 but only won a minority of seats, which means he needs to cooperate with opposition legislators to govern.
"The new Cabinet will remain gender balanced," said a statement from Trudeau's office. Since taking power in late 2015, Trudeau - an avowed feminist - has named cabinets with an even split of male and female ministers.
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But in the run-up to the election, one high-profile woman cabinet minister quit and another three lost their seats.
His office also said the new Parliament would be recalled on 22 November.
