Newfoundland And Labrador: Minor Affair

Minister Of Foreign Affairs Dept: First, however, the Prime Minister must staff the jobs previously filled by six ministers in his cabinet ranks who are leaving Ottawa as a result of retirements or defeats in the May 2 election, according to Globe And Mail. The most senior post to be staffed is Minister of Foreign Affairs after Lawrence Cannon’s defeat in the election. It’s the kind of position that could go to a star performer like Jason Kenney should Mr. Harper decide the Calgary MP’s work is complete at Immigration and the Harper government will launch the sitting June 3 with a Speech from the Throne outlining its immediate agenda. This will repeat the themes the Conservatives sketched out for 36 days on the campaign trail: keeping taxes low, creating jobs, retiring the deficit and assisting the recovery. The shuffle promises to be more than a minor affair given the need to rebalance cabinet to reflect a massive breakthrough in the Toronto area – one that helped swell the Tory caucus by 15 per cent. Mr. Harper also must acknowledge that Newfoundland and Labrador gave the Tories a seat again after wiping Conservatives off the map in that province in 2008. As reported in the news.
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