Canada's New Look Government
OTTAWA (CP) - Like the homeowner sprucing up a house before it goes on the market, Stephen Harper is counting on his cabinet redesign to sell Canadians on his party and its renewed commitment to the environment.
The prime minister expanded and shuffled his cabinet Thursday in a major pre-election merchandising exercise. In all, five new junior cabinet positions were created, and eight ministers switched roles or were handed added responsibilities. The size of cabinet went from 27 to 32 positions, with the number of women increasing from six to seven.
Here is the new look government cabinet:
Robert Douglas Nicholson, Minister of Justice
Marjory Lebreton, Leader of the Government in the Senate and Secretary of State (Seniors)
Monte Solberg, Minister of Human Resources
Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board
Rona Ambrose, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
John Baird, Environment Minister
Peter Van Loan, House Government Leader
Jay Hill, Secretary of State and Chief Government Whip
Jason Kenney, Secretary of State for Multiculturalism
Gerry Ritz, Secretary of State for Small Business
Helena Guergis, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Christian Paradis, Secretary of State for Agriculture
Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Bev Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women
Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance
Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Tony Clement, Minister of Health and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario
Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Maxime Bernier, Minister of Industry
Josée Verner, Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for La Francophonie and Official Languages
David Emerson, Minister of International Trade
Gordon O'Connor, Minister of National Defence
Carol Skelton, Minister of National Revenue
Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources
Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety
Michael Fortier, Minister of Public Works and Government Services
Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs
Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
