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New Federal Cabinet Named Today

A Canadian politics professor says the prime minister has a real challenge when it comes to selecting his new cabinet.

Alberta and Saskatchewan will need to be represented but the minority Liberals have no MPs from the two provinces.

Mario Levesque with Mount Allison University says the Liberals could choose a member from another like-minded party.

“There is an NDP member that got elected in one Edmonton area riding so he could do that. It’s not unheard of… it’s unusual,” he notes.

Levesque says another option is choosing cabinet members from the Senate, a practice done before. However, several Senators from Alberta and Saskatchewan have already publicly said they wouldn’t even consider it.

Levesque says members of the private sector could even be included.

The new cabinet will be named this afternoon.

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  • Randy Thoms is a veteran news broadcaster with over 40 years' experience. He is based in Fort Frances and covers stories across northwestern Ontario. Contact Randy at thoms.randy@radioabl.ca.

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