"I believe the appointments we'll be making will demonstrate a desire to do things differently as we go forward,"

People who read CBC are weighing in on the blatant partisan appointments made this week.

Read it here.

Just getting the dirty work out of the way or is this the new administration?

Cabinet Review

The cabinet in not as bad as it could have been.

There are a few left out who possibly could have been in, like Glen Tait.

A few put in who may be over their heads, insert a few names here.

A few old hands left out, Bev Harrison, Wayne Steeves, Kirk MacDonald, Dale Graham. At least one of these people will probably be speaker though.

Best pick is Blaine Higgs in finance.

Surprise pick is Bruce Fitch in Local Government, may be a sign of big changes on the way in that department.

Today is Cabinet Day

Today the new cabinet will be sworn in. Here are the predictions to some concerns for people focused on freedom and smaller government.

Q Will Alward return to the old boys and girls of Lord or bring in a team with many fresh faces?
A Old boys and girls

A There are very few fiscal conservatives on the Tory roster, will they be prominent ministers, second tier ministers or backbenchers?
A Second tier and backbenchers, with the exception of Bruce Fitch.

Q Will he play old school politics and appoint a group of under-qualified people merely because of their geography, language, gender or past support?
A Almost exclusively

I hope I am wrong.