Province creates new ministry, still no room in cabinet for Caldwell
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Westman’s sole NDP representative has once more been passed over for a promotion into the provincial cabinet.
Premier Greg Selinger announced the creation of a new children and youth opportunities department and shuffled a few other cabinet positions this morning, but Brandon East MLA Drew Caldwell wasn’t a beneficiary.
Brandon hasn’t been represented at the provincial level since 2007, when Scott Smith was defeated in Brandon West.
Caldwell, although previously in cabinet, has been serving as a legislative assistant to the premier with special responsibility for western Manitoba and he is expected to continue in that non-cabinet role. He was travelling, and not immediately available for comment.
The newly appointed ministers are:
- Kevin Chief, minister of children and youth opportunities; and
- Ron Kostyshyn, minister of agriculture, food and rural initiatives.
“We have a strong, experienced cabinet and today we’re adding two exciting new MLAs to our team,” said Selinger. “Kevin’s already made a difference in the lives of many youth and in his new role, he’ll be in charge of creating opportunities for more kids and keeping them out of crime. As a farmer himself, Ron will bring a strong voice for the priorities of farmers, producers and rural families to the cabinet table.”
The premier said the conservation and water stewardship departments will merge and he thanked several veteran ministers for their contributions and assigned them key new responsibilities.
The veteran MLAs with new responsibilities are:
- Jennifer Howard, minister of family services and labour;
- Gord Mackintosh, minister of conservation and water stewardship;
- Christine Melnick, minister of immigration and multiculturalism; and
- Jim Rondeau, minister of healthy living, seniors and consumer affairs.
“These are ministers who have worked tirelessly to make life better for Manitoba families. I’m grateful for all that they’ve done and I’m excited to see them take on their new responsibilities,” said Selinger.
Selinger also announced the creation of a new Priorities and Planning Committee of Cabinet. He said the new committee will be tasked with co-ordinating key government priorities to help meet the needs of Manitoba families and keep jobs and the economy growing.
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