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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty: The new cabinet will be announced at 11 a.m. 1500 GMT on Monday, a Conservative Party official said, according to Reuters. The official declined to comment on whether Finance Minister Jim Flaherty would keep his job. Flaherty, 63, who is taking medication for a rare skin ailment, says he wants to keep a job he has held since February 2006 and OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will conduct a major cabinet shuffle on Monday to put a fresh face on a Conservative government struggling to overcome an expenses scandal, political sources said on Sunday. "There will be substantial changes to the government," the official told . He said the new cabinet would be a mix of younger ministers, including more women, and experienced figures. No fewer than 15 of the existing 37-member cabinet are aged 60 or older. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.