I'm gone to Lethbridge tomorrow, so no blogging until the weekend (most likey).Until then, let's play a little game called - NAME THAT CABINET!
In this game, you're Ed Stelmach... who will you put in your cabinet?
Finance Minister Lyle Oberg?
Justice Minister Gay Mar?
Children's Services Minister Ted Morton?
Infratructure Minister Ray Danyluk?
Health Minister Doug Horner?
Post your predictions...
*looks at list* Oh, riiiiiight, I knew there was a reason I wasn't too encouraged by the result of this race.
ReplyDeleteIn other words: Please. Sweet. Holy. God. No.
Oberg out...Marr Justice, Brokeback Morton in charge of the Marrige Registration Act, Guy gets the Boot-ilier.
ReplyDeleteMorton will get a plum cabinet job either Health, Justice or Energy.
ReplyDeleteExpect Oberg in Finance.
Hancock as Deputy Premier and maybe back in his role in Advanced Education
Ouellete and Danyluk will get positions in areas such as Infrastructure and Transportation or community development.
Don't forget about Iris Evans with a high-profile job as she was a cabmin backing Ed from the beginning.
And maybe expectthis man as Intergovernmental Affairs minister.
Ted Morton as advanced ed is the rumour I keep hearing this morning...
ReplyDeleteAdvanced educaion will be combined with education.
ReplyDeleteNew names I expect we'll see in:
ReplyDeleteRay Danyluk
Thomas Lukaszuk
Fred Lindsay
George Rogers
People that will probably get dropped:
Gene Zwozdesky
Guy Boutilier
Clint Dunford
Denis Ducharme
Lukaszuk? No chance. Danyluk for sure, possibly Lindsay. George Rogers - don't think so.
ReplyDeleteI think Bout will stay, the rest you mentioned will go.
I think Lukaszuk will get a junior cabinent role as an olive branch to the Dinning camp. Plus he will need that boost if he is to improve upon his prior election results. It will also provide for enough Edmonton ministers, as I do expect Zwozdesky is out.
ReplyDeleteRay Danyluk - that would be a disaster!
ReplyDeleteMaybe Morton will get the education file, but I'm still guessing intergovernmental affairs.
Here's what I've sussed out through rumour and conjecture... this is the combined wisdom of many civil servants:
ReplyDelete18 Cabinent Posts
Finance - Ray Danyluk
Health - Iris Evans
Environment / SRD - Dave Hancock
Education / Advanced Education - Lyle Oberg
Justice - Ted Morton
Intergovernmental / Municipal Affairs - Gary Mar
Aboriginal Affairs - Yvonne Fritz
Children's Services - Alana DeLong
Human Resources & Employment - Mike Cardinal
Solicitor General / Public Security - Harvey Cenaiko
Energy - Mel Knight
Community & Economic Development - Denis Ducharme
Agriculture - Fred Lindsay
Infrastructure - Ty Lund
Government Services / RGE - Luke Ouellette
Seniors
Gaming
Innovation & Science
This seems like a pretty good list.
ReplyDeleteBut Danyluk as Finance. wtf. this guy has no credentials in that field whatsoever. that would be a disaster. having said that, given his loyalty to stelmach, i wouldn't be surprised at any position he receives.
Solicitor General / Public Security - Harvey Cenaiko - I agree.
Harvey will keep his post, but Lyle "I know where the skeletons are" Oberg has been telling the media in Calgary that he's up for the finance post.
ReplyDeleteI can't see Oberg getting finance. Stelmach won't want too many drastic changes.
ReplyDeleteMorton for Justice would be very interesting.
Morton can't be justice. You need to be a lawyer, plus that would really piss off the legal community. Not a wise move.
ReplyDeleteap is right. Anyone ever read "The Charter Revolution and the Court Party"? Morton as Justice Minister vs. the legal community (in that they actually believe in the integrity and neutrality of judges) could get really interesting.
ReplyDeleteI've read excerpts in my Law & Politics class last year. You're right, he IS a scary motherfucker.
ReplyDeleteYay, Professor Garber!
ReplyDeleteDamn straight, son!
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