🚀 go-pugleaf

The wags at the Globe and Mail were speculating today about the
cabinet shuffle that Jean Chretien is likely to announce before
Parliament returns from its summer recess. Their thought that
Diane Marleau might be demoted from health to environment was
troubling on two fronts: environment does need a minister on the
way down and environment should be seen as a promotion. 

The environment ministry needs someone on the way up. Someone
like Brian Tobin to whom the wags award defence or health. No it
hard to imagine that Tobin would ask for the environmental
assessment of the PEI fixed link which the appeal court has
failed to order today; but if he can enlist defence to scare off
over-fishing Spaniards, surely he could also apply his talents in
the defence of the environment. He seems to be the best hope from
the lot that Chretien has to deal with.