Jim Carr was considered a star catch when he ran for the Liberals in 2015 in Winnipeg South Centre
Jim Carr says he believes his two-year stint as Justin Trudeau’s special envoy for the Prairies helped deliver two extra seats for the Liberals in last month’s federal election.
Carr, a former member of the legislative assembly in Manitoba and president of the province’s business council, was considered a star catch when he ran for the Liberals in 2015 in Winnipeg South Centre. He was re-elected on Sept. 20, along with three other Liberals in Manitoba and two in Alberta – a modest gain for the party, although it continued to be shut out in Saskatchewan.
The loss of Manitoba cabinet clout has been criticized by former Liberal cabinet minister Lloyd Axworthy, who told the Winnipeg Free Press he fears the party is in danger of losing its only bastion in the Prairies. The four western provinces have six ministers, the same as the four Atlantic provinces. New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador each have two ministers, although they are considerably smaller than any of the Prairie provinces.“The complexities of building a cabinet require the prime minister to factor in many things and then ultimately to make decisions. And people will agree or disagree but I think what remains the reality of our system of government is that it’s his prerogative,” he said.
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