Who will represent Quebec in a Liberal cabinet?

After winning astunningmajority in the House of Commons, prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau now faces the difficult task of putting togethera cabinet.

Individual strengths, linguistic diversity,genderand regional representation all come into play when decidingwho shouldsit at the federal cabinet table.

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Unlike his predecessor Stephen Harper, who had only five MPs to choose from in Quebec following the 2011 election, Trudeauhas 40 MPs with a wide range of strengths.

Here's a look at some of the front-runners for a cabinet post:

MarcGarneau

Notre-Dame-de-GrceWestmount (Montreal). Garneau,a former astronaut and, until he stepped down to make way for Trudeau, a Liberal leadershipcontender, islikely be among those considered for Foreign Affairs.

On CBC Montreal's Daybreak this morning,Garneauplayedthe part, saying the Liberals would take steps to follow through on their commitment to bring in25,000 Syrian refugees perhaps even before the new parliamentarysession.

"We need to work right away on it," Garneausaid.

StphaneDion

Saint-Laurent (Montreal). Dion,a former cabinet minister and one-time party leader, is his party's critic for Canadian Heritage and official languageswhich includes responsibility for the CBC. He's a likely contender for that cabinet post.

On Daybreak,DionpraisedTrudeaufor running a strong campaign "despite all the attacks."He added that the Liberals "have a very strong platform with elements that resonated wellwith Canadians."

Mlanie Joly

Ahuntsic-Cartierville(Montreal). Joly, a dark-horsecandidate in Montreal's recent mayoral race, was therunner-up to Denis Coderre.

She could be tapped for a cabinet post, especially given Trudeau'scommitment to gender equality in cabinet.

Joly told Daybreakthe election"was the first time maybe in a generation that Qubcois people were ready to trust again the Liberal party."

Other possibilities for a spot in cabinetinclude:

DenisParadis

Brome-Missisquoi(Eastern Townships). Paradis, a Liberal MP whose experience stretches back to the Chrtien years, has previously served as parliamentary secretary to the minister of foreign affairs and secretary of state for the francophonie. The fact that he is francophoneand from a rural area could work in his favour.

Marie-Claude Bibeau

ComptonStanstead (Eastern Townships). Bibeau has an extensive resumoutside politics, including time spent attheCanadian International Development Agency, and she has served onlocal governing boards and museums. She could also be in line for a post, given Trudeau's commitment to gender equality and her wide array ofexperience.