Hill Moves Up in the Ranks
By 250 News
Thursday, October 30, 2008 02:06 PM
Prince George, B.C.- Prince George North M.P Jay Hill moves from the post as government whip to that of Government House Leader as Prime Minister Harper has shuffled his cabinet so he can have a "team for the times".adds 7 Cabinet posts boosting Cabinet from 31 to 38.
The shuffle
There has been no change in finance, with Jim Flaherty holding on to that post.
Harper has added more women to senior portfolios bringing the number of women in Cabinet to eleven, up from 7.
The speech from the throne will be delivered on November 19tHere is the full line up:
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Justice
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Rob Nicholson
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National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture)
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Jean-Pierre Blackburn
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Veterans Affairs
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Greg Thompson
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Government Leader in the Senate and Minister of State (Seniors)
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Marjory LeBreton
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Indian Affairs and Northern Development
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Chuck Strahl
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Defence
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Peter MacKay
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International Trade
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Stockwell Day
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Treasury Board
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Vic Toews
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Labour
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Rona Ambrose
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Human Resources and Skills Development
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Diane Finley
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International Co-operation
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Bev Oda
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Environment
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Jim Prentice
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Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
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John Baird
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Foreign Affairs
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Lawrence Cannon
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Industry
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Tony Clement
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Finance
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Jim Flaherty
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Intergovernmental Affairs, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister for La Francophonie
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Josée Verner
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Government Leader in the House of Commons
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Jay Hill
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Public Safety
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Peter Van Loan
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Agriculture and Agri-Food, Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board
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Gerry Ritz
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Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism
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Jason Kenney
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Public Works and Government Services
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Christian Paradis
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Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
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James Moore
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Health
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Leona Aglukkaq
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Natural Resources
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Lisa Raitt
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Fisheries and Oceans*
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Gail Shea
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MINISTERS OF STATE |
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Sport
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Gary Lunn
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Chief Government Whip
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Gordon O'Connor
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Status of Women
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Helena Guergis
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Small Business and Tourism
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Diane Ablonczy
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Transport
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Rob Merrifield
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Western Economic Diversification
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Lynne Yelich
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Democratic Reform
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Steven Fletcher
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Science and Technology
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Gary Goodyear
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Economy Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
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Denis Lebel
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Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
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Keith Ashfield
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Foreign Affairs (Americas)
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Peter Kent
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Posted by: lunarguy on October 30 2008 5:16 PM