Surprise, surprise (Canada)

[TrogL]

http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2006/02/07/1429552-sun.html

Newly formed cabinet includes Liberal defector, temporary senator

OTTAWA -- Stephen Harper introduced a slimmed-down cabinet with some jaw-dropping choices yesterday, patching together a team of old and new with one member borrowed from the rival Liberal party.

In his first step as Conservative prime minister, Harper invited former Liberal cabinet minister David Emerson to his side as international trade minister, and named unelected lawyer Michael Fortier to head up the public works department.

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Harper, who shut out loyal Conservative heavyweights Diane Ablonczy and Jason Kenney from Alberta along with Jay Hill from British Columbia from his inner circle, also stirred controversy with two other picks - Justice Minister Vic Toews and Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor.

I've already had dealings with Toews. He's a wacko fundy freeper type. I'm not the only one concerned. Read the article for more.

[Moderator]

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Newly formed cabinet includes Liberal defector, temporary senator

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[ConcernedCanuk]

6. umm - on MY Canuk screen I see "Surprise, surprise" in 3/4" bold

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in a SEPERATE line

ABOVE

"Newly formed cabinet includes Liberal defector, temporary senator"

in 3/8" bold

so what rule is broken here??

:shrug:

[sasha031]

2. so it happens in Canada too

fake liberals as we have fake Dem's, wearing neocon clothing...

[pscot]

3. First time in living memory

that a new Premier has brought his own bible to his swearing in. Fundamentalism comes to the Frozen North.

[TrogL]

4. Harper is Prime Minister, not Premier

Premiers are head of provinces.

[daleo]

7. I don't know if that is a hard and fast rule

Although I agree that usage has evolved that way.

I have occasionally heard premiers of provinces described as prime ministers, which corresponds to first minister, thus the First Ministers' Conference when the PM meets the premiers.

There is also some ambiguity about the terms Legislature (e.g. Alberta) vs Provincial Parliament (Ontario) or National Assembly (Quebec). Similarly, in Alberta legislators are MLAs, while in Ontario they are MPPs. Maybe other provinces have other variations.

[Bassic]

9. There's a difference in English?

I never realised that. In Québec both positions are called "Premier-ministre"

:shrug:

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Be aware that "surprise, surprise" is called the kicker in journalism and is not the headline or title of the article.
The headline lets the reader know what the story ( and what the post is about )

[Darth_Kitten]

8. I grew up in Toews riding......

Provencher.... :scared:

Where I grew up was pretty moderate, but it's the south-eastern bible belt that must have put him in office. :(