Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Harper said the cabinet shuffle represents a generational change of his inner circle, according to CTV. Harper said many young members of Parliament are ready for more responsibility, and noted that hes particularly proud of the four new women who have been added to cabinet and Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled his new cabinet Monday -- introducing Canadians to a team that includes some new faces but maintains certain veterans in key positions. "This is really the commencement of something I told all ministers at the beginning of this Parliament: that in the course of this mandate, I would bring a generational change to the ministry, he said. This is an important step forward in terms of that." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.