Not surprising, and as predicted here not even two weeks ago DrPHealth
July 2 2013 , Minister Aglukkaq’s third longest running term as Minister of
Health has come to an end and she will be replaced by Rona Ambrose. It is not necessarily the best reason to celebrate the sites 300th posting.
What are we in for under Minister Ambrose? A gifted lady with experience inside
government as a policy analyst, in her 9 years as a member of parliament she
has continuously held Ministerial portfolios since the conservatives took
power, covering six different portfolios.
Most notable from her past positions is her lack of
notability. In this respect, she brings
some predictable characteristics to the role of Minister of Health:
A core party girl, not in the
celebratory sense, but can be relied on to carry the Harper government line on
any issue.
Has been successful to date in
staying out of trouble and sticking to the reiterating Harper government policy
She has kept a relatively low
profile
(although she has been known for
taking a stance supporting reviewing the point at which a fetus becomes a human
being, stating that Canada had no chance of meeting the Kyoto targets, and
referring to Liberal child care policy as “old white guys telling us what to do”. For nine years in office, that is a pretty
short list of credits).
While she has bounced around
between Ministries, notable for her lack of leadership and vision in any of
them.
Not from the inner cabinet circle
where important decisions are made.
As such, she makes an ideal Minister of Health for Stephen
Harper, someone who will obey orders, avoid the limelight, not convey any particular vision, not stir the pot and
has minimal real influence on government policy. In many respects a clone of Minister
Aglukkaq.
Is this what we really want from our Minister of Health?
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