Huron Expositor, 2007-08-22, Page 19News
The Huron Expositor • August 22 Page 19
Steckle largely unsurprised by cabinet shuffle
Huron -Bruce Liberal MP says nothing will change with new agriculture minister
Gerard Creces
There weren't a lot of sur-
prises in the Aug. 14 federal
cabinet shuffle for Huron -
Bruce Liberal MP Paul
Steckle.
"We expected Gordon
O'Connor to go," he said.
Steckle said the demotion of
both the defence minister and
Heritage Minister Bev Oda
were because they were
"under -performing."
"It's interesting both those
ministers were given new
portfolios," he mused.
' While Steckle said the shuf-
fle is just that - little is going
to change from the Harper
government. In some portfo-
lios, he is even anticipating
harder times, especially in
agriculture where Gerry Ritz
will be taking over for Chuck
Strahl.
"Ritz has been with me on
ag committee for many years,"
said Steckle. "There's nothing
that is going to change with
this man in agriculture. He is
opposed to the wheat boards."
Though this isn't the first
cabinet shuffle by the Harper
government since coming into
power, the silence before and
after the event caused Steckle
some concern.
"No one spoke to anyone
about this except the prime
minister at 6:30. That was the
only time these people were
allowed to speak to the
media," Steckle said. "That's
basically unheard of. There's
no speculation... no outside
leaks."
While impressive that
Harper can assert that degree
of control over his cabinet and
caucus, Steckle warned that
this also can lead to a party
that rules by intimidation,
citing his dealings with the
Canadian Federation of
Agriculture.
"Already he has intimidated
our farm leaders," he said.
"They aren't as free now and
won't express themselves.
Either you do the prime
minister says
or you're
locked out."
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as
Harper's. tactics tight-lipped,
high-handed and tight-fisted,
Steckle said this bears a
striking resem-
blance to "Bush-
like" politics.
"Let's just
assume this man
would someday -
god forbid - have a
majority govern-
ment," Steckle
said. "If he runs
the country the
way he would run a
minority, there
would be very little
voice for anyone in
Canada other than
himself."
However, Steckle
said regardless of
the shuffle it will
not change what he
is bringing to the
table in Ottawa and
The Ontario government has
decided to put up 40 per cent
of the funding, and Steckle
said he will contin-
ue fighting for the
federal govern-
ment to put in the
remaining 60 per
cent.
He said other
issues to look out
for are the envi-
ronment and the
2009 pull-out of
Canadian troops
from Afghanistan.
Now that the cab-
inet has been
shifted, it appears
the Harper govern-
ment is settling in
for the long haul.
The cabinet con-
sists of 31 mem-
bers - 26 ministers
and five junior min -
'There's
nothing that
is going to
change with
this man in
agriculture.
He is opposed
to the wheat
boards,'.
MP Paul Steckle.
that he will continue to push isters.
for a risk management pro-
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