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Environment file a balancing act for Prentice amid economic turmoil

31-Oct-2008

New minister says posting is also an economic file Canada's new environment minister on Friday said the slowdown in the global economy will make it more difficult for him to strike a balance as the government tries to protect...

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Harper's new cabinet a dream team for Ontario?

FRED CHARTRAND/THE CANADIAN PRESS Ontario minister Tony Clement takes a picture of fellow cabinet members at Rideau Hall on Oct. 30, 2008. Clement takes over the key industry portfolio. he ministerial team Stephen Harper put...

For Prentice, handling Environment a fine balancing act

Canada's new Environment Minister, Jim Prentice, says his marching orders are to work with the United States, Europe and Canadian industry on climate change without inflicting further pain on an already weakened economy.

Harper's improved cabinet: something old, something new ...

JEFFREY SIMPSON From Friday's Globe and Mail Prime Minister Stephen Harper presented a bigger, better, more representative cabinet to Canadians yesterday. Whether the Prime Minister will use the new cabinet's new strengths to...

Too many, but better

As economic turmoil necessitates belt-tightening, and the federal government veers toward a deficit, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made the curious decision to expand his cabinet from 31 members to 38. That made for some...

Canadian PM unveils new cabinet

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday unveiled his newly shuffled cabinet and promised that the government will be focused on protecting Canadians during the current economic crisis. Jim Flaherty holds on as...

Shuffle reflects No. 1 priority: the economy

BRIAN LAGHI and GLORIA GALLOWAY AND STEVEN CHASE From Friday's Globe and Mail Canada's Conservative minority government Get the Flash Player to see this player. Stephen Harper moved to tackle his new government's most glaring...

Cabinet winners might be losers

OTTAWA - On the face of it, Lawrence Cannon's ascendance to the traditionally coveted Foreign Affairs post stands out as the single biggest promotion in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's new cabinet. ...

PM confirms No. 1 priority: the economy

Prime Minister Stephen Harper surprised some observers by naming three rookie female MPs to prominent portfolios in his cabinet yesterday, even as he touted the economic acumen of his new team of ministers.