Redford wastes no time
Posted Oct 4, 2011 6:24 am.
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Alberta premier-designate Alison Redford holds her first caucus meeting Tuesday in Edmonton.
She predicts there will be new faces when she names her cabinet within two weeks.
Redford says ministers will be appointed based on merit.
She says she has a great caucus and a lot of people who are very committed to change and need to be given responsibility.
None of her colleagues in outgoing premier Ed Stelmach’s cabinet supported her bid for the Progressive Conservative leadership.
Redford says she reached out to her rivals after her come-from-behind victory over the weekend, but didn’t indicate if she offered them jobs in her inner circle.
The former justice minister has already outlined her agenda for the coming months.
Redford says she may dip into Alberta’s sustainability fund to pay for her $107-million promise to rescind cuts to public education.
She also wants to amend legislation next spring that allows the government to freeze private land for infrastructure projects.
