Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Between the lines

Perhaps the most significant development in the CP's report on the Libs' restructuring is one area which Michael Ignatieff isn't focusing on:
Mr. Ignatieff has not yet put his stamp on the Liberal shadow cabinet and Ms. Fairbrother said there has been no discussion about the various roles caucus members will play. She said Mr. Ignatieff may choose to make no significant changes to the lineup of critics assigned by Mr. Dion.
Given that the article describes wholesale organizational changes from the group which existed under Stephane Dion, it's highly improbable that Ignatieff's choice of shadow cabinets would be identical to his predecessor's. But wouldn't it make sense that Ignatieff might spend little time thinking about shadow critic assignments if he doesn't expect to be on the opposition side of the House for long?

(Edit: fixed wording.)

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