somecanuckchick dot com: Trudeau Cabinet, Version Deux Point O Canada

Justin Trudeau     Prime Minister Lawrence MacAulay     Veterans Affairs, Associate Minister of National Defence Carolyn Bennett     Crown-Indigenous Relations Dominic LeBlanc     President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada Navdeep Bains     Innovation, Science & Industry Bill Morneau     Finance Marc Garneau     Transport Marie-Claude Bibeau     Agriculture & Agri-Food Diane Lebouthillier     National Revenue Harjit Sajjan     National Defence David Lametti     Justice & Attorney General Chrystia Freeland     Deputy Prime

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Rachel Notley’s Cabinet

Later today at a public celebration on the legislature grounds, Alberta’s new NDP government will be sworn in. With a large number of inexperienced MLAs elected, many are suggesting that the NDP doesn’t have a strong group for cabinet. The announcement earlier this week that the cabinet would only have

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WHAT’S THE STATUS OF THE PC’S 2012 MANDATE

So, you’re a former capital region mayor, who was popular as mayor, has good progressive credentials and now finds themselves on the inside of provincial government. You might be looking in the mirror today, thinking about the health portfolio and wondering how the world unfolded to put you where you are today. If this is you, then you’re not alone. … Continue reading WHAT’S THE STATUS OF THE PC’S 2012 MANDATE

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Dutch polls: not quite diseased

Just when you thought I had successfully limited my international political obsessions to Malta, Ireland, and New Zealand, I remembered my interest in Dutch politics. Way back when (by which I mean 2006), I spent six weeks on contract in the Netherlands during the lead-up to the 2006 election, and

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Cabinet Speculation

Hey, I’m awful at predictions, but why not speculate on cabinet postings. Premier Alison Redford has discussed the possibility of some repositioning of portfolios and the possibility of a downsize to cabinet. It is quite likely that we will see 20 ministers in the cabinet including the Premier. As far

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