New Liberal shadow cabinet

Michael Ignatieff has done a substantial shuffle of his shadow cabinet. I'll do a subsequent post on this, but for now, here's the list (because I can't seem to find a weblink yet).

  Immediate notice  is David McGuinty taking over from Goodale as House Leader; Rodger Cuzner finished as party whip; Scott Brison replacing McCallum as finance critic. There are other changes too worth noting; coming soon.

Parliamentary leadership:

Deputy Leader                                                       Ralph Goodale
House Leader                                                        David McGuinty
Deputy House Leader                                            Judy Foote
Chief Opposition Whip                                           Marcel Proulx
Deputy Opposition Whip                                        Yasmin Ratansi
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate                 Sen. James Cowan
Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate     Sen. Claudette Tardif
Chief Opposition Whip in the Senate                      Sen. Jim Munson

Opposition Critics:

Aboriginal Affairs                                                             Todd Russell
Agriculture, Agri-food & Canadian Wheat Board              Wayne Easter
Amateur Sport                                                                Joyce Murray
Arctic Issues & Northern Development                          Larry Bagnell
Canadian Heritage                                                          Pablo Rodriguez
Citizenship & Immigration                                              Justin Trudeau
Consular Affairs, Consumer Affairs                                 Dan McTeague
Crown Corporations                                                       Bonnie Crombie
Economic Development Agency for Regions of Quebec
   and Associate Finance Critic                                         Alexandra Mendes
Democratic Renewal                                                       Carolyn Bennett
Environment                                                                   Gerard Kennedy
Finance                                                                           Scott Brison
Fisheries, Oceans & Atlantic Canada
  Opportunities Agency                                                     Rodger Cuzner
Foreign Affairs                                                                  Bob Rae
La Francophonie                                                               Raymonde Folco
Health                                                                              Ujjal Dosanjh
Human Resources & Skills Development                          Mike Savage
Human Rights                                                                  Irwin Cotler
Industry, Science & Technology                                       Marc Garneau
International Cooperation                                                Glen Pearson
International Trade                                                          Martha Hall Findlay
Justice & Attorney-General                                              Marlene Jennings
Labour                                                                             Maria Minna
Multiculturalism                                                                Rob Oliphant
National Defence                                                              Dominic LeBlanc
National Revenue                                                             Jean-Claude D’Amours
Natural Resources                                                            Denis Coderre
Official Languages                                                            Mauril Belanger
Pacific Gateway and Western Economic Diversification    Sukh Dhaliwal
Public Safety & National Security                                      Mark Holland
Public Works & Government Services                               Geoff Regan
Rural Affairs                                                                      Mark Eyking
Seniors and Pensions                                                       Judy Sgro
Small Business                                                                 Navdeep Bains
Southern Ontario Development Agency                           Frank Valeriote
Status of Women                                                             Anita Neville
Transport, Infrastructure & Communities                         John McCallum
Treasury Board                                                                 Siobhan Coady
Tourism                                                                            Gerry Byrne
Veterans Affairs                                                                Kirsty Duncan
Water                                                                               Francis Scarpaleggia

Comments

[hollinm]

So Goodale has been demoted. Usually the deputy leader does not have much of a role in how Question Period works. Its really a title only and answers for the leader when he is absent from the House. Ignatieff appears to be setting the table for being absent from the House conducting his townhall meetings this fall. That won't save him. Canadians have already made up their minds.

[driveshed]

who cares how they arrange the deck chairs, the boat is still going under

[BC Voice of Reason]

Have the Liberals officially thrown in the towel?

The most important cabinet position, the place where the natural next leader is
Scottie Brisson - Finance??? wow just wow

Then we have Dosanjh a lawyer in Health and an actual Doctor with ideas on health care -Dr. Keith Martin -one the better Liberal MPs that might lose his seat - with no role at all. Has Dr. Martin crossed back to the reformers?

[Hans]

Hollinm: Yes, Canadians have made up their minds. They're tired of an autocratic, GWB-style government that uses dog-whistle politics (like the Tamil migrant file) as an excuse to cater to their every-shrinking base. The Liberals are the new Progressive conservative choice in Canada.

[parnel]

hollinm is just jealous that the cons have no one with any talent at all to match the Libs

[richard]

Ralph hasn't been demoted. Bob Rae has. As someone who watches Q.P. onsite many days, it is clear to me that Ignatieff has decided to move his main leadership challenger out of the limelight. Ignatieff is often not present at Q.P. and the deputy leader gets lots of action in the first key questions of the day. Ralph is a much more loyal comrade and friend to the Liberal leader.

[Cam]

BC Voice of Reason- Dosanjh was actually health minister.

Research, facts. So tricky.

[Wilf Day]

What happened to Keith Martin? He was Critic for the Canadian International Development Agency, but has no position now.

[hollinm]

Ignatieff better be careful. Canadians may think Goodale is the leader of the Liberal party.
Any exposure Bob Rae gets is a further reminder to Ontarians that they are still paying for his disastrous stint as Ontario Premier.
Hans....we will see who wins the battle in Question Period. McGunity will have his hands full with Baird. McGunity being front and centre will remind Ontarians they don't much like his brother.
BC Voice of Reason....hey if the government is all you say they are then vote non confidence and lets have an election. Otherwise your bluster means nothing. Put your money your mouth is buddy.
Donsanjh use to be health minister and he still doesn't know much about health care. Back to the future for him.