Victor Doerksen

Victor Doerksen has been appointed minister of the Alberta Innovation and Science department in a Cabinet shuffle following last week's sweeping re-election of the Progressive Conservative Party. An MLA for Red Deer South, Doerksen is a chair of the Alberta Research Council and sits on the board of the Alberta Science and Research Authority. He replaces Dr Lorne Taylor, who moves to the Environment ministry along with his DM, Dr Roger Palmer. Palmer is replaced at Alberta Innovation and Science by Dan Bader, who was previously DM Municipal Affairs. Prior to September 1999, Bader was DM Strategic Information Technology Initiatives....

Members of the multi-party House of Commons Committee on Industry Science and Technology have been selected. They are: Liberal - Susan Whalen (chair), Walt Lastewka (vice chair), Reg Alcock, Mauril Bélanger, John Cannis, Marlene Jennings, Dan McTeague, Andy Savoy and Paddy Torsney. Canadian Alliance - Charlie Penson (vice chair), Preston Manning and James Rajotte. Bloc Québécois - Pierre Brien and Joceylne Girard-Bujold. New Democrat - Bev Desjarlais. Progressive Conservative - Scott Brison....