Cabinet shuffle coming today; Prentice out at Industry

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper, fresh off his election win and larger minority government, will announce a new cabinet today in Ottawa, according to several sources. Online and televised reports say Industry Minister Jim Prentice is being reassigned to Environment and Tony Clement, the current Minister of Health, is headed to the Industry portfolio, which of course oversees the telecom space along with the Department of Canadian Heritage. It’s not known if Heritage Minister Josee Verner will keep her job, but rumours during the election campaign had her pegged as a minister who may also be reassigned. Watch Cartt.ca...