Cabinet shuffle brings "seismic shifts" to Indigenous affairs, health

Canada has a new health minister and a new ministry of Indigenous services after a surprising federal cabinet shakeup Monday. A week after Dr Jane Philpott decried the health system's "negligence and systemic discrimination" against Indigenous Canadians, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tapped her to head a new ministry overseeing services on reserves. Former Indigenous affairs minister Carolyn Bennett remains responsible for treaty rights under the new title of Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs. New Brunswick MP Ginette Petitpas Taylor replaces Philpott as Minister of Health.