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Summer Shuffle

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

Keith Beardsley | Posted 09.04.2012 | Canada
Read More: Stephen Harper, Conservatives, Haper, Tories, Ottawa, Julian Fantino, Bev Oda, Summer Shuffle, Canada News
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.

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

Keith Beardsley | Posted 09.03.2012 | Canada
Read More: Peter MacKay, Stephen Harper, Vic Toews, Canadian Politics, Tories, Cabinet Shuffle, Qc Poli, Pc, Bev Oda, Summer Shuffle, Canada Poli, Canada News
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?

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