Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper: JEFFREY SIMPSON The government sets tone with a script and a scowl, according to Globe and Mail. Environment Minister Peter Kent says he #039;s ready to leave Harper #039;s cabinet Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper attends a news conference after a G8 summit at the Lough Erne golf resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Ben Stansall/Pool Video As Prime Minister Stephen Harper contemplates a major cabinet shuffle, he is no doubt reminding himself of what our first prime minister is said to have declaimed: Give me better timber and I will make you a better cabinet. The same dilemma has bedevilled all other prime ministers since. In Sir John A.s tradition, they are all cabinet makers. More Related to this Story A cabinet devoid of senators could prove to be a problem for Tories (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.