Julian Fantino: Conservative MP Julian Fantino

Prime Minister Stephen Harper Dept: OTTAWA - By replacing Bev Oda with Julian Fantino as the minister in charge of Canada's aid efforts, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has swapped one controversial member of his cabinet for another, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The procurement became a political lightning rod, with oppositions parties, the Parliamentary Budget Officer and the auditor general all questioning the price tag and the method for selection and conservative MP Julian Fantino speaks to the media after delivering a speech on the procurement of the F35 joint strike fighter in Ottawa, Friday March 16, 2012. By replacing Bev Oda with Julian Fantino as the minister in charge of Canada's aid efforts, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has swapped one controversial member of his cabinet for another. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld In the job he just left as associate defence minister, Fantino was the Conservative government's point man on the troubled F-35 stealth fighter purchase. Related Items Articles Former associate defence minister gets Oda's job in swift cabinet shuffle (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.