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Summer Shuffle

Turns Out a Real Summer Shuffle Isn't in the Cards

Keith Beardsley | Posted 09.04.2012 | Canada
Keith Beardsley

Wednesday, Stephen Harper conducted what can best be described as a micro shuffle as it really wasn't big enough to be called a mini-shuffle. With no warning to the media who cover such items, everyone was taken by surprise. And that's not even mentioning the inevitable disappointment of certain backbenchers.

There's a New Dance in Ottawa: It's Called the Summer Shuffle

Keith Beardsley | Posted 09.03.2012 | Canada
Keith Beardsley

One can tell it is summer in Ottawa because there is a never ending speculation about a cabinet shuffle. With Bev Oda resigning, what will happen next? Will Peter MacKay become justice minister? Will Vic Toews take a judicial posting in Manitoba? And what will happen to the Defence Department?