Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced multiple cabinet changes following resignations tied to his party’s leadership race, with Environment Minister Jason Nixon now taking over permanently as finance minister.
“As Alberta continues to experience strong economic growth and job creation, our focus is on providing stable and steady government that will allow this growth to continue,” Kenney said in a news release announcing the changes late Tuesday afternoon.
“I’m confident that these changes to cabinet and the new members at the table will contribute to even stronger growth and prosperity in the future.”
The changes come after Kenney cabinet ministers Travis Toews, Rebecca Schulz and Rajan Sawhney resigned recently to run in the leadership race….