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Publishing date: Jun 29, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • Premier Jason Kenney. recently sent a memo to all of his cabinet ministers, asking them to explain what they ve accomplished and hope to do in the future. He expects the responses by Friday. It sounds a bit like a job application. There s widespread talk about a cabinet shuffle that may come soon. Photo by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta
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Premier Jason Kenney recently sent a memo to all of his cabinet ministers, asking them to explain what they’ve accomplished and hope to do in the future.
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Transportation Minister Ric McIver, for instance, has also been in charge of Municipal Affairs since Kenney demoted Tracy Allard after her Hawaiian vacation.
The premier can add one minister simply by refilling that key municipal post. Might Allard get it back? Former Alberta Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard resigned from cabinet after she spent Christmas in Hawaii despite the province discouraging non-essential travel. SunMedia
Agriculture and Forestry, now under Devin Dreeshen, could also be split, each with its own minister.
The same could be done with Justice and Solicitor General, where Kaycee Madu now serves as minister of both distinct departments.
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Premier Jason Kenney declined on Tuesday to apologize for his role in the Stephen Harper government’s controversial niqab ban, saying he has never supported a broad face-covering ban.
Kenney served as federal citizenship and immigration minister from 2008 to 2013. During that time, he imposed a ban on niqab face coverings during citizenship ceremonies a move critics have deemed Islamophobic.
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In 2014, amid an ongoing lawsuit over the ban, Kenney said on social media people should take the public oath of citizenship with “their faces uncovered.” The ban has since been overturned by the Federal Court of Appeal.