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OTTAWA — Bardish Chagger’s promotion in cabinet sees her become the country’s first female government House leader in the Commons and take on a position that has proven challenging for the Liberals in the early months of Justin Trudeau’s government.

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Chagger, the rookie MP for Waterloo and also minister of small business and tourism, assumes the additional duties of leader of the government in the House of Commons from Dominic LeBlanc, who has drawn some criticism for his handling of the role.

Trudeau announced the mini-cabinet shuffle on Friday afternoon and Chagger was sworn in at Rideau Hall for her new duties.

The mini-shuffle was triggered because Hunter Tootoo resigned from cabinet and the Liberal caucus in late May for what he said at the time was treatment for “addiction issues.”

LeBlanc then took on the extra job of minister of fisheries and oceans, a role he will retain. LeBlanc will also “assume additional responsibilities in the coming days,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a release, without elaborating.