PIK Posted May 5, 2011 Report Posted May 5, 2011 Funny story... that's my name. I was teased a lot over the last two months. Well did you get the job? Quote Toronto, like a roach motel in the middle of a pretty living room.
Triple M Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Posted May 5, 2011 Chris is a rookie though I'm not sure harper will want to put him in such a senior role instead he could be put in one of the junior spots. Quote
Smallc Posted May 5, 2011 Report Posted May 5, 2011 Chris is a rookie though I'm not sure harper will want to put him in such a senior role instead he could be put in one of the junior spots. I have a feeling that there won't be all that many spots this time, and few of them will be junior positions. Quote
Posc Student Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 Too bad Newfoundland and Labrador didn't make that cabinet. Quote
RNG Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 Too bad Newfoundland and Labrador didn't make that cabinet. I'd be willing to bet that the Inuit from NL will be in cabinet in some way, both due to geography and the whole PC thing. Quote The government can't give anything to anyone without having first taken it from someone else.
Posc Student Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 I'd be willing to bet that the Inuit from NL will be in cabinet in some way, both due to geography and the whole PC thing. Yes he will, I was just referring to Triple M's list. Quote
RNG Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 Oh, and in a CTV interview, Chris Alexander says as a rookie MP, he has enough on his plate to learn up on parliament so he doubts if he is in the running for a cabinet seat. He claims Harper hasn't mentioned it. http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20110505/chris-alexander-110505/ Quote The government can't give anything to anyone without having first taken it from someone else.
Guest Derek L Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 Chris is a rookie though I'm not sure harper will want to put him in such a senior role instead he could be put in one of the junior spots. He maybe a rookie, but he's also a rising star......I'll even go as far as to say after Harper retires, he may have the potential to be in some future leadership race. Quote
Guest Derek L Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 Oh, and in a CTV interview, Chris Alexander says as a rookie MP, he has enough on his plate to learn up on parliament so he doubts if he is in the running for a cabinet seat. He claims Harper hasn't mentioned it. http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20110505/chris-alexander-110505/ It just shows how humble/diplomatic/pragmatic he is, I think that makes him perfect for representing Canadian's intrests abroad. Quote
Sandy MacNab Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 It just shows how humble/diplomatic/pragmatic he is, I think that makes him perfect for representing Canadian's intrests abroad. Yes, a typical Tory. Quote
Uncle 3 dogs Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) Again, a serious question. We think of the Inuit and Native Canadians as being the same. But working with some Native Canadians in northern Alberta Showed me the animosity between the Metis and the treaty types. I was surprised. And there is a lot of mis-trust between Japanese, Chinese and Korean. Is there any significant Inuit - Native Canadians mis-trust? (I am assuming that the term First Nations includes them both.) No.First Nations are what we used to call Indian while Inuit are what we used to call Eskimos. Don't confuse the Innu (an Algonkian First Nation people) and the Inuit. Edited May 18, 2011 by Uncle 3 dogs Quote
Mr.Canada Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) I'm hoping that Harper will shrink the Cabinet. We don't need nearly so many Ministers of State. Agreed. I am hoping for Harper to start acting like a fiscal conservative and what better place to start then with his own caucus. Somewhat socially liberal I can live with. Fiscally liberal I just cannot. We as a society must live within our various means, it should be no different for government. Bernier will get a spot again, I doubt Oda will. Harper has to throw some bones to the new 905 and 416 MPs. For the record I cannot believe that all of Mississauga went solid blue. Many of those ridings haven't been blue since Mulroney and before. I grew up there and thought it was a Liberal wasteland forever. I was also surprised that so many 416 seats went blue as well. Those people will be given attention for sure in some form or another. Edited May 6, 2011 by Mr.Canada Quote "You are scum for insinuating that isn't the case you snake." -William Ashley Canadian Immigration Reform Blog
RNG Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) Don't confuse the Innu (an Algonkian First Nation people) and the Innuit. My spellchecker says it is Inuit. I meant what in non-PC days we called Eskimos. Edited May 6, 2011 by RNG Quote The government can't give anything to anyone without having first taken it from someone else.
Guest Derek L Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 Yes, a typical Tory. Actually, I feel thats a quality not "typical" of most politicans, from all parties. Mr. Alexander Goes to Ottawa if you will.... Quote
August1991 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) Prime Minister of Canada: Stephen HarperMinister of Justice and Attorney General: Rob Nicholson Leader of the Government in the Senate: Marjory LeBreton Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities: James Moore Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans Affairs: Peter MacKay President of the Treasury Board: John Baird Minister of Public Safety: Vic Toews Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Minister of State (Status of Women) and Minister of Western Economic Diversification: Rona Ambrose Minister of Human Resources and Social Development: Diane Finley Minister for International Cooperationand Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway: Alice Wong Minister of the Environment and Minister of State (Agriculture): Bernard Genereux Leader of the Government in the House of Commons: Peter Van Loan Minister of Foreign Affairs: Peter Kent Minister of Industry: Tony Clement Minister of Finance: Jim Flaherty President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada (list), Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (list) and Minister for La Francophonie: Bernard Valcourt Minister of International Trade: Maxime Bernier Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board: Gerry Ritz Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism: Jason Kenney Minister of Natural Resources: Christian Paradis Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister of Official Languages: Bernard Trottier Minister of Health: Leona Aglukkaq Minister of Labour: Lisa Raitt Minister of Fisheries and Oceans: Gail Shea Minister of National Revenue, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway: Keith Ashfield Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency: John Duncan Minister of State and Chief Government Whip: Gordon O'Connor Minister of State (Transport): Rob Merrifield Minister of State(Western Economic Diversification): Lynne Yelich Minister of State (Democratic Reform): Steven Fletcher Minister of State (Science and Technology)(Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario): Gary Goodyear Minister of State(Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec): Denis Lebel Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs): Diane Ablonczy Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism): Rob Moore Minister of State (Finance): Ted Menzies Minister of State (Seniors): Julian Fantino Not bad. (Valcourt!)Peter Penashue is the Newfoundland and Labrador MP, he's the first Innu from Labrador to ever be elected to the House of Commons and is also the first Conservative to be elected in Labrador since the 60's.Possible but Harper already has an aboriginal.Foreign Affairs Minister, I'll go with Chris Alexander.... Possible but I think Harper wants him to do something more domestic at first.I'm hoping that Harper will shrink the Cabinet. We don't need nearly so many Ministers of State.I disagree.Ministers of State are good calling cards abroad. Maybe Chris can answer the medias questions on the detainees and the torturing because he was the ambassador at the time. His answer will be...sorry I don't know anything about that???And he also knows Richard Colvin well too.---- One question is whether Bev Oda will stay in cabinet. I agree with TripleM that she won't be. (Trust the English MSM to make that the big story, and entirely miss the point). Another question is whether Mad Max gets a cabinet seat. (Like TripleM, I think so too.) I wonder whether Eve Adams will have a seat. And like TripleM, I think Harper will stay with stability (which won him this election). But Harper also knows that long term thinking explains his success. ---- In 1965, Pearson brought newly elected MPs Trudeau, Marchand and Pelletier into the Liberal Party. Marchand became labour minister, Pelletier remained a simple backbencher and Trudeau became Pearson's parliamentary secretary. Edited May 6, 2011 by August1991 Quote
Posc Student Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) ^ He may have an aboriginal but he has nobody from Newfoundland and Labrador. Edited May 6, 2011 by Posc Student Quote
Smallc Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 I disagree. Ministers of State are good calling cards abroad. How? They're juniors that are often filling redundant functions. Quote
August1991 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 How? They're juniors that are often filling redundant functions.In Canada. But abroad, they're "somebody". Quote
Smallc Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 In Canada. But abroad, they're "somebody". And ministers are more of a somebody. Quality is more important than quantity. If Harper wants to have a couple special portfolios (democratic reform and foreign affairs for the Americas, for example) then that's fine, but we don't really need a minister or state for...well...everything. Quote
Shakeyhands Posted May 6, 2011 Report Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) . Edited May 9, 2011 by Shakeyhands Quote "They muddy the water, to make it seem deep." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Uncle 3 dogs Posted May 7, 2011 Report Posted May 7, 2011 My spellchecker says it is Inuit. I meant what in non-PC days we called Eskimos. Your spell checker is right, but my point was that he is Innu, not Inuit. Quote
RNG Posted May 7, 2011 Report Posted May 7, 2011 Thank you. I stand corrected. Quote The government can't give anything to anyone without having first taken it from someone else.
Posc Student Posted May 9, 2011 Report Posted May 9, 2011 (edited) I completed my own list. I think I have the regions fairly well represented, I'm not really familar with a lot of the MPs so there are likely people who are better in some of the posts that I'm just not familiar with. I got rid of a few Minister who I don't think performed great and I was surprised to see just how many Minister either retired or were defeated. I would have liked to see more women in cabinet but I'm just not sure who, there is probably room for cuts to the cabinet as well. Prime Minister of Canada: Stephen Harper Minister of Justice and Attorney General: Peter MacKay Minister of Foreign Affairs: Jason Kenney Minister of Canadian Heritage: Maxime Bernier & Minister of Official Languages Minister of Finance: Jim Flaherty Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism: Peter Kent Minister of Industry: Tony Clement Minister of Health: Kellie Leitch Minister of Human Resources and Social Development: Lynne Yelich Minister of Transport, Infrastructure & Communities: James Moore Leader of the Government in the Senate: Marjory LeBreton Minister of National Defence: Rob Nicholson Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development: John Duncan & Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians Minister of Veterans Affairs: Rob Merrifield Minister of Research and Innovation: James Rajotte Minister of National Revenue: Keith Ashfield President of the Treasury Board: Diane Finley Minister of Fisheries and Oceans: Gail Shea Minister of Public Safety: Vic Toews Minister of Environment: Diane Ablonczy Minister of Natural Resources: Christian Paradis Minister of International Trade: Peter Van Loan Minister of International Cooperation: Alice Wong Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food: Gerry Ritz & Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board Minister of Public Works and Government Services: Rona Ambrose Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs: Rob Moore Minister for La Francophonie: Denis Lebel & Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) Government House Leader: John Baird Minister of Labour: Steven Fletcher Minister of State and Chief Government Whip: Gordon OConnor Minister of State (Natural Resources): Peter Penashue Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) & Minister for the Atlantic Gateway Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) : John Weston & Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway Minister of State (Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency) : Leona Aglukkaq & Minister of State (Status of Women) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs): Chris Alexander Minister of State (Finance): Ted Menzies Minister of State (Agriculture): Jacques Gourde Minister of State (Democratic Reform): Michael Chong Minister of State (Seniors): Julian Fantino Minister of State (Transport): Bernard Trottier Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism): Joe Oliver Minister of State (Sport): Gary Goodyear & Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) Edited May 9, 2011 by Posc Student Quote
Triple M Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Posted May 10, 2011 I wonder whether Eve Adams will have a seat. Going off the one interview I've seen she seems a bit like an air head. Yet I've seen others describe her as smart so hopefully my first impression of her is off. Quote
Triple M Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Posted May 10, 2011 I completed my own list. I think I have the regions fairly well represented, I'm not really familar with a lot of the MPs so there are likely people who are better in some of the posts that I'm just not familiar with. I got rid of a few Minister who I don't think performed great and I was surprised to see just how many Minister either retired or were defeated. I would have liked to see more women in cabinet but I'm just not sure who, there is probably room for cuts to the cabinet as well. Prime Minister of Canada: Stephen Harper Minister of Justice and Attorney General: Peter MacKay Minister of Foreign Affairs: Jason Kenney Minister of Canadian Heritage: Maxime Bernier & Minister of Official Languages Minister of Finance: Jim Flaherty Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism: Peter Kent Minister of Industry: Tony Clement Minister of Health: Kellie Leitch Minister of Human Resources and Social Development: Lynne Yelich Minister of Transport, Infrastructure & Communities: James Moore Leader of the Government in the Senate: Marjory LeBreton Minister of National Defence: Rob Nicholson Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development: John Duncan & Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians Minister of Veterans Affairs: Rob Merrifield Minister of Research and Innovation: James Rajotte Minister of National Revenue: Keith Ashfield President of the Treasury Board: Diane Finley Minister of Fisheries and Oceans: Gail Shea Minister of Public Safety: Vic Toews Minister of Environment: Diane Ablonczy Minister of Natural Resources: Christian Paradis Minister of International Trade: Peter Van Loan Minister of International Cooperation: Alice Wong Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food: Gerry Ritz & Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board Minister of Public Works and Government Services: Rona Ambrose Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs: Rob Moore Minister for La Francophonie: Denis Lebel & Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) Government House Leader: John Baird Minister of Labour: Steven Fletcher Minister of State and Chief Government Whip: Gordon O’Connor Minister of State (Natural Resources): Peter Penashue Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) & Minister for the Atlantic Gateway Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) : John Weston & Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway Minister of State (Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency) : Leona Aglukkaq & Minister of State (Status of Women) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs): Chris Alexander Minister of State (Finance): Ted Menzies Minister of State (Agriculture): Jacques Gourde Minister of State (Democratic Reform): Michael Chong Minister of State (Seniors): Julian Fantino Minister of State (Transport): Bernard Trottier Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism): Joe Oliver Minister of State (Sport): Gary Goodyear & Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) Not bad in fact I think this is more realistic then the one I tried to put together. Quote
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