Canadian PM will shuffle cabinet today
{{date|January 4, 2007}}
{{Canadian news}}
Canadian PM [[Stephen Harper]] will shuffle his cabinet today at 11:00 a.m. ET. The replacing cabinet ministers will be sworn in at a ceremony in {{w|Rideau Hall}}, the {{w|Governor General of Canada|Governor General's}} official residence in [[Ottawa]], the nation's capital.

Harper is scheduled to make a statement at 12:30 p.m today at {{w|24 Sussex Drive]}}, the Prime Minister's residence.

The shuffle could involve five (some sources say seven) cabinet ministers.

Environment minister {{w|Rona Ambrose}} will likely be replaced. Canadian media speculated that Treasury Board President {{w|John Baird (Canadian politician)|John Baird}} will replace her. Earlier, it was said that {{w|Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Canada)|Indian affairs minister}} {{w|Jim Prentice}} would be replacing her but Prentice denied rumors. Ambrose, then, could be minister of {{w|Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (Canada)|Intergovernmental affairs}}.

{{w|Jim Flaherty}} is expected to keep his job as Finance Minister.

The Canadian media says that the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] government, who were elected on January, 23, 2006, could have an election in spring 2007.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=ee6a66d4-c957-47dc-bc9a-d102054af562&k=58905
|title=Ambrose heads list of likely players in Harper's first cabinet shuffle
|author=Canadian Press
|pub=Canada.com
|date=January 4, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://ca.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2007-01-04T135055Z_01_TOR001456_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-CABINET-PLANS-COL.XML
|title=Prime minister schedules cabinet shuffle
|author=
|pub=Reuters
|date=January 4, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=azLktOl8TQ8c&refer=canada
|title=Canada's Harper to Announce New Cabinet Appointments Today 
|author=Theophilos Argitis
|pub=Bloomberg L.P.
|date=January 4, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.680news.com/news/national/article.jsp?content=n01049A
|title=Ambrose set to be dropped from environment in Harper's first cabinet shuffle
|author=Jennifer Ditchburn
|pub=680 News
|date=January 4, 2007}}

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[[Category:North America]]
[[Category:Canada]]
[[Category:Stephen Harper]]
[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
Canadian PM Stephen Harper will shuffle his cabinet today at 11:00 a.m. ET. The replacing cabinet ministers will be sworn in at a ceremony in Governor General of Canada|Governor General's official residence in Ottawa, the nation's capital.

Harper is scheduled to make a statement at 12:30 p.m today at , the Prime Minister's residence.

The shuffle could involve five (some sources say seven) cabinet ministers.

Environment minister John Baird (Canadian politician)|John Baird will replace her. Earlier, it was said that Indian affairs minister Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (Canada)|Intergovernmental affairs.

 is expected to keep his job as Finance Minister.

The Canadian media says that the Conservative government, who were elected on January, 23, 2006, could have an election in spring 2007.
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