jdobbin Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/01/18/...dowcabinet.html Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion announced his shadow cabinet Thursday, appointing David McGuinty as critic for the environment, an issue expected to dominate the next federal election.Veteran MP Ralph Goodale will remain House leader, while Lucienne Robillard will be deputy House leader. Other appointments include: * Critic for finance: John McCallum * Critic for foreign affairs: Ujjal Dosanjh * Critic for national defence: Denis Coderre * Critic for transportation: Joe Volpe * Critic for immigration: Omar Alghabra * Critic for natural resources: Mark Holland * Critic for justice: Marlene Jennings * Critic for health: Bonnie Brown * Critic for agriculture: Wayne Easter http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...?hub=TopStories Liberal Leader Stephane Dion named his shadow cabinet on Thursday, handing a plum posting to former leadership contender Michael Ignatieff.Ignatieff, a Toronto MP who was the perceived front-runner for almost the entire Liberal leadership campaign only to lose out to Dion on the final ballot, was named deputy leader. * John McKay will chair the caucus committee on economic prosperity; * Ken Dryden will chair the caucus committee on social justice; * John Godfrey will chair the caucus committee on environmental sustainability; * Bryon Wilfert will chair the caucus committee on Canada and the world. Quote
mikedavid00 Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 * Critic for foreign affairs: Ujjal Dosanjh * Critic for immigration: Omar Alghabra Wow. Wonderful. Quote ---- Charles Anthony banned me for 30 days on April 28 for 'obnoxious libel' when I suggested Jack Layton took part in illegal activities in a message parlor. Claiming a politician took part in illegal activity is not rightful cause for banning and is what is discussed here almost daily in one capacity or another. This was really a brownshirt style censorship from a moderator on mapleleafweb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1oGB-BKdZg---
Ricki Bobbi Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 I cannot believe he gave something to Mark Holland. I think that guy fancies himself as a modern day Rat Packer. He tops my list of Liberals I would most like to see lose. Quote Dion is a verbose, mild-mannered academic with a shaky grasp of English who seems unfit to chair a university department, much less lead a country. Randall Denley, Ottawa Citizen
blueblood Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 If the Liberals won the election and they decided to use this as their cabinet, if I were Gerard Kennedy I'd be severely pissed. Quote "Stop the Madness!!!" - Kevin O'Leary "Money is the ultimate scorecard of life!". - Kevin O'Leary Economic Left/Right: 4.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.77
BC_chick Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/01/18/...dowcabinet.htmlLiberal Leader Stéphane Dion announced his shadow cabinet Thursday, appointing David McGuinty as critic for the environment, an issue expected to dominate the next federal election.Veteran MP Ralph Goodale will remain House leader, while Lucienne Robillard will be deputy House leader. Other appointments include: * Critic for finance: John McCallum * Critic for foreign affairs: Ujjal Dosanjh * Critic for national defence: Denis Coderre * Critic for transportation: Joe Volpe * Critic for immigration: Omar Alghabra * Critic for natural resources: Mark Holland * Critic for justice: Marlene Jennings * Critic for health: Bonnie Brown * Critic for agriculture: Wayne Easter Volpe needs to go! He's a serious anchor for the party. The rest were pretty predictable... except maybe Dosanjh. But in hindsight, he's perfect for the position. Quote It's kind of the worst thing that any humans could be doing at this time in human history. Other than that, it's fine." Bill Nye on Alberta Oil Sands
madmax Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 If the Liberals won the election and they decided to use this as their cabinet, if I were Gerard Kennedy I'd be severely pissed. Gerard Kennedy has a seat? Quote
geoffrey Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 Volpe needs to go! He's a serious anchor for the party. He's got great support amongst 7 and 8 year olds apparently. Quote RealRisk.ca - (Latest Post: Prosecutors have no "Skin in the Game") --
BC_chick Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 Volpe needs to go! He's a serious anchor for the party. He's got great support amongst 7 and 8 year olds apparently. I'm not sure if leaving links is against the rules or not, but this is funny.... http://www.youthforvolpe.ca/ Quote It's kind of the worst thing that any humans could be doing at this time in human history. Other than that, it's fine." Bill Nye on Alberta Oil Sands
geoffrey Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 I'm not sure if leaving links is against the rules or not, but this is funny....http://www.youthforvolpe.ca/ Now that is funny. Quote RealRisk.ca - (Latest Post: Prosecutors have no "Skin in the Game") --
Ricki Bobbi Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 That was a good site. Came up within hours of the story breaking IIRC... I thought whoever put it up was forced to take it down under threat of a lawsuit. Quote Dion is a verbose, mild-mannered academic with a shaky grasp of English who seems unfit to chair a university department, much less lead a country. Randall Denley, Ottawa Citizen
blueblood Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 If the Liberals won the election and they decided to use this as their cabinet, if I were Gerard Kennedy I'd be severely pissed. Gerard Kennedy has a seat? Gerard Kennedy is basically a shoe in, Fortier has a cabinet position and he doesn't have a seat... Quote "Stop the Madness!!!" - Kevin O'Leary "Money is the ultimate scorecard of life!". - Kevin O'Leary Economic Left/Right: 4.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.77
jdobbin Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Posted January 18, 2007 If the Liberals won the election and they decided to use this as their cabinet, if I were Gerard Kennedy I'd be severely pissed. At 53 people in shadow cabinet and committee chairs, we'll see quite a few shuffled off to other areas to make way for stars with the results of an election. Quote
jdobbin Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Posted January 18, 2007 Volpe needs to go! He's a serious anchor for the party. The rest were pretty predictable... except maybe Dosanjh. But in hindsight, he's perfect for the position. Volpe is a bit of a surprise. In an actual cabinet, he would probably not get the call though. This shadow cabinet will be a good opportunity to see how certain people perform in new areas though. Quote
August1991 Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 Am I the only one who thought the CBC was acting as a PR agent for the federal Liberals in announcing this? And where is Ken Dryden? Scott Brison? Findlay? Stronach? Anyway, this is a pure PR exercice. Dion is going to be up to his neck in party affairs for the next year at least. I'd be surprised to see Coderre stick around much longer. Quote
jdobbin Posted January 18, 2007 Author Report Posted January 18, 2007 Am I the only one who thought the CBC was acting as a PR agent for the federal Liberals in announcing this?And where is Ken Dryden? Scott Brison? Findlay? Stronach? Anyway, this is a pure PR exercice. Dion is going to be up to his neck in party affairs for the next year at least. I'd be surprised to see Coderre stick around much longer. Stronach is in Competitiveness and the New Economy Brison has Industry Dryden was given a caucus committee chair for Social Justice. I was watching CTV and they made the announcement fairly prominent in their broadcast. Dion has decided to keep the Liberal party in the forefront of news by making himself available to the media. Harper is not as readily available nor is his cabinet for comment. http://www.liberal.ca/pdf/docs/070118_liberal_caucus_en.pdf Dion is restructuring shadow cabinet and caucus in a way different from the past. He has some obvious stars waiting to run in the election but he is giving at least half his caucus an opportunity to show themselves in the House. http://liberal.ca/news_e.aspx?type=news&id=12179 Quote
Ricki Bobbi Posted January 18, 2007 Report Posted January 18, 2007 Am I the only one who thought the CBC was acting as a PR agent for the federal Liberals in announcing this?And where is Ken Dryden? Scott Brison? Findlay? Stronach? Anyway, this is a pure PR exercice. Dion is going to be up to his neck in party affairs for the next year at least. I'd be surprised to see Coderre stick around much longer. Yes, they did give it rather favourable coverage. There are a number of MPs I can't see sticking around for the next election. Coderre, Volpe, Dryden .... Quote Dion is a verbose, mild-mannered academic with a shaky grasp of English who seems unfit to chair a university department, much less lead a country. Randall Denley, Ottawa Citizen
Shakeyhands Posted January 19, 2007 Report Posted January 19, 2007 * Critic for foreign affairs: Ujjal Dosanjh * Critic for immigration: Omar Alghabra Wow. Wonderful. God you are a racist. :angry: Quote "They muddy the water, to make it seem deep." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Keepitsimple Posted January 19, 2007 Report Posted January 19, 2007 What happened to Bill Graham? Has he announced that he won't run again?....or was he just passed over. I thought he did a very good job in a tough position. Quote Back to Basics
jdobbin Posted January 19, 2007 Author Report Posted January 19, 2007 What happened to Bill Graham? Has he announced that he won't run again?....or was he just passed over. I thought he did a very good job in a tough position. He is not running again. Quote
Keepitsimple Posted January 19, 2007 Report Posted January 19, 2007 Am I the only one who thought the CBC was acting as a PR agent for the federal Liberals in announcing this?And where is Ken Dryden? Scott Brison? Findlay? Stronach? Anyway, this is a pure PR exercice. Dion is going to be up to his neck in party affairs for the next year at least. I'd be surprised to see Coderre stick around much longer. I guess we all don't bother mentioning it anymore. It's just expected that the CBC will be rooting for the Liberals. Quote Back to Basics
mikedavid00 Posted January 19, 2007 Report Posted January 19, 2007 I'm not sure if leaving links is against the rules or not, but this is funny....http://www.youthforvolpe.ca/ Lol! What a great site! I followed the links too: "Volpe bills taxpayers almost $7,000 for 31 meals" - ctv.ca Quote ---- Charles Anthony banned me for 30 days on April 28 for 'obnoxious libel' when I suggested Jack Layton took part in illegal activities in a message parlor. Claiming a politician took part in illegal activity is not rightful cause for banning and is what is discussed here almost daily in one capacity or another. This was really a brownshirt style censorship from a moderator on mapleleafweb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1oGB-BKdZg---
tml12 Posted January 19, 2007 Report Posted January 19, 2007 I'm not sure if leaving links is against the rules or not, but this is funny.... http://www.youthforvolpe.ca/ Lol! What a great site! I followed the links too: "Volpe bills taxpayers almost $7,000 for 31 meals" - ctv.ca LOL I love that website! I have to admit...I wish Joe Volpe won the Liberal Leadership Convention. He'd still probably win 100+ seats but then again this is Canada after all. Quote "Those who stand for nothing fall for anything." -Alexander Hamilton
HoratioCaine Posted January 21, 2007 Report Posted January 21, 2007 I cannot believe he gave something to Mark Holland.I think that guy fancies himself as a modern day Rat Packer. He tops my list of Liberals I would most like to see lose. Is there a Liberal you'd like to see win? Quote
HoratioCaine Posted January 21, 2007 Report Posted January 21, 2007 If the Liberals won the election and they decided to use this as their cabinet, if I were Gerard Kennedy I'd be severely pissed. Gerard Kennedy has a seat? Gerard Kennedy is basically a shoe in, Fortier has a cabinet position and he doesn't have a seat... Uh, yeah but he was made a Senator, the Leader of the Opposition can't appoint Senators.I guess we all don't bother mentioning it anymore. It's just expected that the CBC will be rooting for the Liberals.I wonder why with the Conservatives always talking about disbanding it or making it private (funded in Alberta of course) Quote
Ricki Bobbi Posted January 21, 2007 Report Posted January 21, 2007 Is there a Liberal you'd like to see win? I think Dion should win his seat again. Dryden if he decides to run again. Ralph Goodale. Whoever runs against Jack Layton... Are there any Conservatives you'd like to see win? Or are you just here to start sh*t? Are you defending Mark Holland? Quote Dion is a verbose, mild-mannered academic with a shaky grasp of English who seems unfit to chair a university department, much less lead a country. Randall Denley, Ottawa Citizen
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