After Oda, who?
Various commentators seem to have written off Bev Oda as Heritage Minister, suggesting it is a probability that she'll get demoted to National Revenue or something. Heritage is not only the source of recent welcome permanent funding to the Canada Council, it is also the home to the Canada Magazine Fund and the Publications Assistance Program (both under review and both of which are very important to a cross-section of Canadian magazines).
The suggestion that Jason Kenny might replace Oda makes the blood run cold. The only thing that might prevent it is that it would overweight the federal cabinet even further with Albertans. Does anyone have a view on who might better replace Oda, assuming that she is doomed to demotion? (Not that we expect Prime Minister Harper to take the advice of commenters to this blog).
The suggestion that Jason Kenny might replace Oda makes the blood run cold. The only thing that might prevent it is that it would overweight the federal cabinet even further with Albertans. Does anyone have a view on who might better replace Oda, assuming that she is doomed to demotion? (Not that we expect Prime Minister Harper to take the advice of commenters to this blog).
posted by D. B. Scott at
1:05 pm
3 Comments:
I hope that the next minister of culture will be able to speak both official languages and that she has the willing to promote canadian culture
I also hope that the next minister will stop cutting student employment programs and perhaps believe in women's rights...I'm definitely one of the many hoping that Oda leaves, though replacing her with a greater evil is no solution.
Michael Fortier is rumoured to be a potential candidate, and Canadian Heritage is frequently given to a francophone.
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