(Fundy Royal MP Rob Moore)
(File Photo)
It's a milestone day for the riding of Fundy Royal. It's MP Rob Moore has been appointed to a cabinet post, one of ten in Prime Minister Harper's shuffle today. Moore takes on the portfolio of Minister of State Small Business and Tourism replacing Diane Ablonczy. Jean Pierre Blackburn takes over the Veterans Affairs post from Southwest MP Greg Thompson who stepped down over the weekend.
Also, Fredericton MP Keith Ashfield is the new Minister of National Revenue replacing Blackburn.
