Kelowna MP gets supporting role new Liberal government cabinet

Kelowna MP Stephen Fuhr wrested the riding from the Conservatives and now he has a supporting role in the cabinet as a secretary of state. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the government’s new cabinet today, May 13, with 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state, according to a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office. Fuhr is the secretary of state in charge of defence procurement. He was a pilot with the Royal Canadian Armed Forces until 2009 and prior to his win as an MP he worked as a Transport Canada pilot examiner and aviation consultant. “Canada’s new Ministry is built to deliver the change Canadians want and deserve. Everyone is expected and empowered to show leadership – to bring new ideas, a clear focus, and decisive action to their work,” Carney said in the release. READ MORE: The Latest: Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils his new cabinet at Rideau Hall https://infotel.ca/newsitem/cabinet-shuffle-latest/cp1276958607 David J. McGuinty is the Minister of National Defence and Jill McKnight is the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence. While Fuhr is not technically a cabinet minister he could participate in cabinet meetings when military spending is up for discussion. Fuhr’s appointment comes shortly after Carney promised to increase Canada’s military spending to two per cent of our gross domestic product to meet the target set by NATO. This year the country is projected to spend 1.4 per cent of our GDP on defence. To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. Find our Journalism Ethics policy here. https://infotel.ca/newsitem/code-of-ethics/it106782 We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .