Cabinet Predictions by the Big Shots
Although I may have misspelled "shots" when talking about Mandryk (The "o" should possibly be an "i"):
Premier-designate Brad Wall will unveil his first cabinet in primetime on Wednesday.
Wall simply does not have the diversity in his caucus he needs to form a well-rounded cabinet.And what of the seven remaining original founders of the Sask. Party (Ken Krawetz, Rod Gantefoer, June Draude, Don Toth, Boyd, Bjornerud and D'Autremont) who surely have a claim to a cabinet job, based on past contributions? What about other long-time personal friends like Ken Cheveldayoff and Wayne Elhard and even Don McMorris?
If you appease all these stalwarts, how much room do you have for new faces in a cabinet you already said would be no bigger than 18 members?
First, despite all the rumours that D'Autremont, Draude and Bjornerud might not get in, Wall has proven to be incredibly loyal. That means the aforementioned founding guard of the party will have a good shot at cabinet. It would also make sense for him to put the ex-Liberals in the social portfolios, so don't be surprised to see Gantefoer in health, Krawetz in education and Draude in social services (or community resources, as it's now called) or First Nations relations.Ultimately, though, Wall's problem is a familiar one for an incoming government with virtually no governing experience.
It just doesn't seem quite ready for primetime.
