Marc Miller named new culture minister

Prime Minister Mark Carney has named Marc Miller, a former federal minister who represents a Montreal riding, as the new minister of culture and identity.

Miller replaces Steven Guilbeault, who quit cabinet on Thursday to protest Ottawa’s new pact with Alberta on a proposed pipeline.

Government Transformation Minister Joël Lightbound will become Carney’s Québec lieutenant.

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