Silver Lining?

I'd say the one good thing that has come from the Conservative re-election is that John Baird is getting the boot from the environment portfolio in favour of Jim Prentice. John Baird is a useless hyper-partisan blowhard who is only used in Cabinet to stonewall against any and all reasonable inquires into Government policy in a particular area. The Conservatives have had no policy whatever on the environment, and so the selection of a ridiculous idiot like Baird to run the Ministry was fitting. Jim Prentice is by far the most reasonable and competent Conservative MP. I'd say his record at Indian Affairs was mixed - which is far kinder than I would describe the record of any other Conservative Minister.