Barely five months after the general election, at least three Justin Trudeau-era cabinet ministers are rumoured to be leaving government to take up diplomatic posts abroad. And the silence is deafening from those who slammed Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for triggering an Alberta byelection after he lost his Ottawa-area riding in April.

He was criticized for his vanity and for incurring the cost of a byelection so soon after the vote. At least he showed dedication to his job and a passion for actually being in Parliament, which is more than can be said of those jumping — or being pushed — from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet.

Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, who’s credited with bringing down the Trudeau government, is moving on to be Carney’s “special envoy” to Ukra

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