OTTAWA — Newly sworn-in Labour and Seniors Minister Steven MacKinnon is confident that the Liberals can bounce back from their poor showing in the polls for the past year by drawing a sharper contrast with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s policies.

MacKinnon, MP for Gatineau, Que., took on his new role on Friday, replacing <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Seamus O\u2019Regan, who announced Thursday he was leaving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s cabinet, citing personal reasons&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/seamus-oregan-stepping-down-from-cabinet&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/seamus-oregan-stepping-down-from-cabinet" target="_blank">Seamus O’Regan, who announced Thursday he was leaving Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, citing personal reasons</a>.

“I've seen things go up. I've seen things go down... What we assume to be true today will not necessarily be true tomorrow,” said MacKinnon.{ai:summary}<p>New Labour and Seniors Minister MacKinnon aims to boost Liberals against Conservative Poilievre. Aims to rebound in polls by highlighting policy differences. #politics</p>

Newly appointed minister Steve MacKinnon says Liberals can bounce back without change

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