OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is scheduled Tuesday to unveil a smaller cabinet that he hopes to lead into the next election.
A government official, speaking anonymously, said there will be few, if any, fresh faces in the lineup, with Mr. Harper deciding instead to both promote junior ministers and to expand responsibilities for others to include portfolios that departing ministers will leave open.
“It's highly unlikely that backbenchers will enter cabinet, and it's likely that certain members of the current ministry will not be in this ministry,” the government official said.
The Prime Minister has summoned ministers for one-on-one meetings throughout Monday, where they will be told what lies in store for them.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to unveil his stripped down cabinet this week. (Reuters)
“He will further strengthen his cabinet, further strengthen the government, and quite likely this will be the cabinet that will take him into the next election,” the government official said.
1 comment:
"A government official, speaking anonymously"
oooh, is this kinda like the liberals calling their media buddies, or, er, no wait. The conservatives are different.
ooops!
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