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Cabinet shuffle buzz, gaffe: moving MacKay would create a ripple effect of senior Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s style suggests the shuffle will likely be minor and ‘more of a fine-tuning’ than a radical overhaul.
Cabinet shuffle speculation was fired up again last week after Postmedia News reported speculation on the winners and losers in a minor Cabinet shuffle this summer. Political insiders elaborated further on the political buzz when they told The Hill Times that embattled CIDA Minister Bev Oda will likely be moved from her post because of her lavish spending habits and after it was reported she had stayed at the upscale Savoy hotel in London England last year while attending a summer conference at taxpayers’ expense, was forced repay more than $1,000, and apologized to the House of Commons. One Conservative insider said it’s very likely she will be booted from Cabinet because there is a lot of “inside pressure to dump her” and her staff are looking for other jobs in anticipation of the move.
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Cabinet shuffle buzz, gaffe: moving MacKay would create a ripple effect of senior Cabinet ministers
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s style suggests the shuffle will likely be minor and ‘more of a fine-tuning’ than a radical overhaul.
Cabinet shuffle speculation was fired up again last week after Postmedia News reported speculation on the winners and losers in a minor Cabinet shuffle this summer. Political insiders elaborated further on the political buzz when they told The Hill Times that embattled CIDA Minister Bev Oda will likely be moved from her post because of her lavish spending habits and after it was reported she had stayed at the upscale Savoy hotel in London England last year while attending a summer conference at taxpayers’ expense, was forced repay more than $1,000, and apologized to the House of Commons. One Conservative insider said it’s very likely she will be booted from Cabinet because there is a lot of “inside pressure to dump her” and her staff are looking for other jobs in anticipation of the move.
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