‘A few nominations like Toews, Fortier, and Emerson made me jump as I watched the swearing-in ceremony on my TV’

Like many Canadians, I was pleased to see that such hard-working MPs like Chuck Strahl and Peter MacKay were chosen to be members of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's first Cabinet. Likewise for newcomers to federal politics with a proven track record elsewhere such as John Baird, and Lawrence Cann...

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