Canada’s now-former justice minister David Lametti expressed shock Thursday at being dropped from cabinet in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s massive shuffle of his governing team.
“It’s a surprise,” Lametti told CBC News in a short text message.
Sources tell CBC News he delivered the same message to other Liberal MPs — that he was surprised by his ouster on Wednesday because he felt he had delivered on his files and there were no problems within his ministry.
Lametti had held the key portfolio for the Trudeau government since 2019.
In another statement, issued Wednesday, Lametti said he’s proud of what his ministry accomplished, citing a ban on so-called conversion
