A Raitt success in Harper Cabinet spells future Conservative inroads

Conservatives want a majority and 'elevating somebody like Lisa Raitt is a really smart move, it will help them,' says Kinsella.

When Lisa Raitt was sworn in as Canada's new minister of Natural Resources on Oct. 30 in Ottawa, she was one of the first Cabinet ministers to later briefly talk to reporters outside Rideau Hall on national television. This was in sharp contrast to the Conservative government's past approach of a...

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