{"id":772,"date":"2006-02-06T17:42:00","date_gmt":"2006-02-06T22:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/?p=772"},"modified":"2006-02-06T17:42:00","modified_gmt":"2006-02-06T22:42:00","slug":"same-as-the-old-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calgarygrit.ca\/?p=772","title":{"rendered":"…Same as the Old Boss"},"content":{"rendered":"

First of all, let’s put aside the fact that he appointed David Emerson to Cabinet.<\/p>\n

Secondly, let’s put aside the fact that Harper will appoint <\/em>a Senator, and put him into Cabinet.<\/p>\n

So what about the Cabinet itself<\/a>?<\/p>\n

1. I’m disappointed that James Moore got overlooked in BC. Moore is, without a doubt, a rising star in the Conservative Party and it’s shameful that he got passed over for people like Emerson and Gary Lunn (and Stockwell, but…whatever…he had to be in).<\/p>\n

2. Speaking of which, Public Safety sounds like a good choice for Stock. High Profile, but he’s unlikely to say anything too embarrassing there.<\/p>\n

3. While my Cabinet predictions <\/a>were a bit off, I did manage the nail the four Albertans in Cabinet, including the Ablonczy snub. I actually like having Monte Solberg in immigration – after watching the conflict of interest that was Joe Volpe, having an Immigration Minister from Medicine Hat, with no leadership ambitions, is a very good thing imho.<\/p>\n

An Albertan (Ambrose) Environment Minister is also interesting…especially with Harper promising to ditch Kyoto.<\/p>\n

I was glad to see Jim Prentice become the second Calgarian in Cabinet, ahead of Ablonczy or Kenney. As for Kenney getting passed over – I guess he’s saving himself for a majority.<\/p>\n

4. Vic Toews stays in Justice? Ugg. This was probably Harper’s biggest mistake and the one which will cause him the most grief in the long run.<\/p>\n

5. Unlike some, I don’t have a problem with Flaherty in Finance. The Tories have under <\/em>two months to dish out a budget so getting someone with budget experience is a good thing. This government has a lifespan of two budgets, maybe three at most, so a learning curve just isn’t an option. Ditto for Clement and Baird.<\/p>\n

6. Peter over Stock in Foreign Affairs is a good call. I would have put MacKay in Justice but Harper didn’t have a lot of good candidates for Foreign Affairs. Also, it’s a good spot to put a moderate with leadership ambitions (keeps him out of the country, but it’s still prestigious).<\/p>\n

7. I like having a smaller Cabinet. It had grown pretty bloated in recent years.<\/p>\n

8. Loyola Hearn in Fisheries? GASP! What a shocker!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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