tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post115887317088975473..comments2023-10-28T11:29:07.881-03:00Comments on Politics from a New Brunswick perspective: Cabinet Making (Part III)nbpoliticohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09517401409653124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post-1159199533959936192006-09-25T12:52:00.000-03:002006-09-25T12:52:00.000-03:00I think Byrne has a lock on Finance and Burke will...I think Byrne has a lock on Finance and Burke will have Aboriginal Affairs and the Liberals have said they will not combine it with Justice.nbpoliticohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517401409653124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post-1159197031694818102006-09-25T12:10:00.000-03:002006-09-25T12:10:00.000-03:00Byrne stands chances of being Finance Minister as ...Byrne stands chances of being Finance Minister as it is the major portfolio and he is quite experienced by now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post-1159194943452822312006-09-25T11:35:00.000-03:002006-09-25T11:35:00.000-03:00I re-thought a few thinks this weekend... Murphy w...I re-thought a few thinks this weekend... Murphy will take Finance, Burke will take Justic, Byrne will take Business NB and Doucet will be in Tourism. Have I gone out on a limb?Jason_Gaudethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844078869651805625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post-1158955044875659692006-09-22T16:57:00.000-03:002006-09-22T16:57:00.000-03:00anon at 4:42... when you have an Aboriginal in cab...anon at 4:42... when you have an Aboriginal in cabinet and you give Aboriginal affairs to a non-Aboriginal is like giving Status of Women to a man.<BR/><BR/>I think Abel LeBlanc would be an ideal person to negotiate government contracts (OHR) with unions because he knows how unions think, just like having a former counterfeit guy on a police investigations squad, etc<BR/><BR/>However, if the cabinet is to be smaller as now seems to be the case, it is likely Abel will be cut.<BR/><BR/>I'll post a revised guess closer to Oct 3 based on this and other developmentsnbpoliticohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517401409653124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post-1158954179213338942006-09-22T16:42:00.000-03:002006-09-22T16:42:00.000-03:00I say no way will Abel LeBlanc be in cabinet, and ...I say no way will Abel LeBlanc be in cabinet, and even if he is, there's even less chance he'll be minister of labour. This would require balance between the interests of employers and employees, and Mr LeBlanc is so down on employers, he's incapable of that.<BR/><BR/>I also would bet money against TJ Burke doing either Natural Resources or Aboriginal Affairs. Either job would put him in a terriblly difficult position, due to his Aboriginal ancestry he'd be in a "no win" situation on every issue concerning Aboriginals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post-1158953752366213632006-09-22T16:35:00.000-03:002006-09-22T16:35:00.000-03:00McGinley ran in 2003 after Lord fired him from the...McGinley ran in 2003 after Lord fired him from the Chair of the Labour Board - wouldn't it be sweet revenge if he should be Minister of Labour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post-1158952991744298762006-09-22T16:23:00.000-03:002006-09-22T16:23:00.000-03:00Dang nbpolitico! You've lured me in enough that I ...Dang nbpolitico! You've lured me in enough that I had to register with blogger! As much as I would like to see all SJ MLAs with a cabinet post, as good of a man that Abel is, I don't see him in as a minister. I can see Burke's assignment but will switch your Doucet & Ouelette.Jason_Gaudethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844078869651805625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post-1158932636089270272006-09-22T10:43:00.000-03:002006-09-22T10:43:00.000-03:00Interesting comments from Graham. Perhaps there wi...Interesting comments from Graham. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps there will be no seperate labour ministry, tourism will go back with economic development and OHR will be absorbed by Finance?nbpoliticohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517401409653124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post-1158932334384123322006-09-22T10:38:00.000-03:002006-09-22T10:38:00.000-03:00Murphy would be a good fit for Justice. Hopefully ...Murphy would be a good fit for Justice. Hopefully this cabinet brings some power into the SJ area... because we need a Costco too! lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post-1158930567183766002006-09-22T10:09:00.000-03:002006-09-22T10:09:00.000-03:00Monctonite, It has nothing to do where I am from. ...Monctonite, It has nothing to do where I am from. Look at the mess on "weather girl" issue. If he had any leadership ambitions he killed them. He needs to have very heavy serving of humble pie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post-1158929400120310502006-09-22T09:50:00.000-03:002006-09-22T09:50:00.000-03:00Anon 7:17,You must be from Saint John. Envy has be...Anon 7:17,<BR/><BR/>You must be from Saint John. Envy has been blinding Saint Johners for some time now. Get over it.Monctonitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758347221685965111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post-1158925081371732752006-09-22T08:38:00.000-03:002006-09-22T08:38:00.000-03:00Although Graham refused to speculate on who might ...Although Graham refused to speculate on who might serve around the cabinet table, he did hint the Liberals would reduce the number of ministers from the 18 who currently serve. <BR/><BR/><I>"I would ask New Brunswickers not to have any pre-conceived biases on the size of cabinet, we have identified a number of priorities in our Charter for Change but there is a strong possibility that the cabinet could be smaller rather than larger than the current number," Graham said.</I><BR/><BR/>This throws a bit of a wrench in your predictions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post-1158877028243634922006-09-21T19:17:00.000-03:002006-09-21T19:17:00.000-03:00Oh please NBpolitico, Mike Murphy has as big a hea...Oh please NBpolitico, Mike Murphy has as big a head as Bernard Lord. He being minister of justice may not be that good an idea. May be minister of Agriculture or Aquaculture. Let him deal with cows or fish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post-1158874856749901952006-09-21T18:40:00.000-03:002006-09-21T18:40:00.000-03:00I just think that Agri/Aqua is a better fit for Do...I just think that Agri/Aqua is a better fit for Doucet than Fisheries.<BR/><BR/>Transportation is an option for Doucet but I couldn't find another candidate for cabinet hat fit well with A&A.nbpoliticohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517401409653124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30694877.post-1158873399155203632006-09-21T18:16:00.000-03:002006-09-21T18:16:00.000-03:00I'll put a large cup of Tim's behind Rick Doucet p...I'll put a large cup of Tim's behind Rick Doucet picking up either Fisheries or Transportation! As always, some facinating thoughts nbpolitico!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com