Poilievre shuffling his front bench, placing MP Michael Chong in key finance role
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is reshuffling his shadow cabinet, appointing long-time MP Michael Chong as the finance critic. Chong intends to focus on economic data to challenge the current government's fiscal performance.
Why it matters
Front bench shuffles in opposition parties signal shifts in political strategy and priorities ahead of future election cycles.
Chong, who has been the MP for the Ontario riding of Wellington-Halton Hills North since 2004, will move to finance after serving as the party's foreign-affairs critic for almost six years. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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