(08-19-2021, 08:06 PM)Quebecshire Wrote: Right - and the last thing OWL needs right now is any sort of further destabilization/uncertainty. I want to shake stuff up there, but I want us to do it when we actually have the focus on doing so, rather than be playing whack-a-mole with filling high-level government positions.

Arguably, if OWL needs a shake up, a shake up in leadership should be a part of that. At the same time, if there's no specific viable candidate to lead an OWL shake up if anjo were appointed MoE, then it's best anjo stays on. Plus, OWL reform discussions will likely take the remainder of the term.
 

(08-19-2021, 08:06 PM)Quebecshire Wrote: MoE reform/reorganization is something this Cabinet wants to pursue or get the ball rolling on, at that point I would be against handing it to Oshiega as that would not be a very ideal way to start off one's time in the Cabinet as a fresh face.

To me, the issue is not so much MoE reform/reorganization as it is that the region needs to recognize and appreciate an MoE that isn't defined as coterminous with one person. MoE cannot just be "Viet's job", it has to be a job anyone with reasonable qualifications and levels of interest in the region could approach. It's as much about perception as it is about job capabilities or the Ministry's actual structure. Viet even talked about how the Ministry under him was a tech-development Ministry rather than an outreach Ministry, and the potential for growth and change under a new Minister.

For those reasons, I'll just be honest that Viet would be my last choice of the ones we've discussed. I have no doubt Viet would keep the MoE doing good work, but both in perception and practice the MoE can't just be the MoViet, that's not sustainable.