Carney Appoints Miller as Culture Minister Amid Language Row

Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed Marc Miller as Canada's new minister of culture and Canadian identity on Monday, filling the vacancy left by Steven Guilbeault's resignation, but the move quickly drew criticism after Miller expressed frustration over debates surrounding the decline of the French language.

The swearing-in ceremony for Miller took place at Rideau Hall in Ottawa at 3 p.m. eastern time. Miller, a Montreal MP who has represented the riding of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs since 2015, also assumed responsibility for official languages. He previously served as immigration minister under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from 2023 until Carney's election victory in April, after which Miller was excluded from cabinet. Carney's office described the changes as a minor shuffle ahead of Parliament's winter break, which begins December 12 and resumes January 26.

Guilbeault, a former Greenpeace activist and Liberal MP for a Montreal riding, resigned Thursday in protest of a memorandum of understanding between Ottawa and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. The agreement endorses a proposed oil pipeline to the west coast and suspends clean electricity regulations in...