Honest Ed. White, rural, Ed

Ed Stelmach has names his first cabinet.

New cabinet team will focus on listening to Albertans and meeting their priorities, says Premier Stelmach

I await Duncan's brief, but I think it's good that he reduced the cabinet size. I'm certainly no expert in Alberta politics but here are some other thoughts:

• Rural white men!
• I assume Duncan is happy. Hancock in Health (and House Leader) must be a good thing
• Only two women? Really?
• Lyle Oberg: Minister of Finance. Oy.
• Ted Morton: Minister of Sustainable Resource Development?

Keith Brownsey has this to say:

"Cabinets are there to represent and this cabinet does little in that regard... I think Mr. Stelmach hasn't read the basic textbooks on how to put a cabinet together."

Ouch