Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 08OTTAWA866, HARPER TWEAKS CABINET, BOLSTERS QUEBEC PRESENCE

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #08OTTAWA866.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08OTTAWA866 2008-06-25 21:06 2011-04-28 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Ottawa
VZCZCXRO3271
PP RUEHGA RUEHHA RUEHMT RUEHQU RUEHVC
DE RUEHOT #0866/01 1772106
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 252106Z JUN 08
FM AMEMBASSY OTTAWA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8092
INFO RUCNCAN/ALL CANADIAN POSTS COLLECTIVE
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEKJCS/OSD WASHDC
RHEHNSC/WHITE HOUSE NSC WASHINGTON DC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 OTTAWA 000866 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE PASS USTR FOR JOHN MELLE AND MARY SULLIVAN 
 
USDOC FOR 4320/OFFICE OF NAFTA/GWORD/TFOX 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL ECON ETRD CA
SUBJECT: HARPER TWEAKS CABINET, BOLSTERS QUEBEC PRESENCE 
 
REF: Ottawa 707 
 
1. (U) Summary:  Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper 
fine-tuned his Cabinet in a minor shuffle on June 25, bolstering 
representation from Quebec following the sudden resignation of 
former Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier in May (reftel). 
Bernier's interim successor David Emerson won confirmation as 
Minister of Foreign Affairs, while Montreal Senator Michael Fortier 
was appointed to the International Trade portfolio.  Fellow Quebecer 
Christian Paradis was promoted to Public Works and Government 
Services Canada (PWGSC).  The shuffle emphasized continuity and 
signaled the government's commitment to build support in Quebec. 
End summary. 
 
THE GOVERNMENT IS "ON TRACK" 
 
2. (U) PM Harper shuffled his Cabinet for the third time since 
February 2006 in an 11:00 a.m. ceremony on June 25.  He declined to 
comment following the ceremony, except to reassure Canadians that 
his team was "on track and will stay on track."  Similarly, the 
three new appointees declined comment.  The Prime Minister's Office 
subsequently released a statement praising the "small but important 
changes" which would allow the government to build on its 
achievements, and deliver the "strong leadership Canadians expect 
and deserve."  Last week Harper said that his ministers were 
"hitting their stride" and that it was not the right time for a 
comprehensive overhaul.  The promotion of the two Quebec ministers 
was primarily designed to reassure Quebecers that the province 
retains its influence within the inner circle of power despite 
Bernier's departure. 
 
EMERSON CONFIRMED AS MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
 
3. (U) The shuffle confirmed the continued appointment of David 
Emerson as Minister of Foreign Affairs.  Emerson held the Foreign 
Affairs, International Trade, and Olympics portfolios on an interim 
basis since May.  Although many observers have noted that Harper has 
finally found a Foreign Minister with the intellectual heft and 
experience for the job, doubts persist over whether Emerson will run 
in the next election. 
 
A GOOD FIT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE 
 
4. (U) Senator Michael Fortier, the former Minister of PWGSC, is an 
urbane former international business lawyer and investment banker 
with strong qualifications for the International Trade portfolio. 
He ran unsuccessfully for the Conservative Party and was later 
appointed to both the Senate and to Cabinet by Harper in February 
2006.  At first glance, Fortier's new post is less a clear promotion 
than a lateral move, although his personal closeness to Harper, and 
his political network in Quebec, make him an influential player in 
Cabinet. 
 
5. (U) As a Senator, Fortier is prohibited from speaking in the 
Commons.  Fortier was ably represented in the Commons as Minister of 
PWGSC by his previous Parliamentary Secretary, James Moore, whose 
bilingualism and deft performance largely compensated for his boss's 
absence.  International Trade is more high profile and publicly 
visible than PWGSC, however, and it is unclear whether the same 
stop-gap solution can work effectively for Fortier in his new 
portfolio.  Harper may choose to appoint a Parliamentary 
spokesperson to field trade-related questions in the Commons, or 
answer them himself. 
 
6. (U) When he entered Cabinet in 2006, Fortier committed to running 
in the next election in the Montreal (Quebec) riding of 
Vaudreuil-Solanges, but there has been speculation that he would 
QVaudreuil-Solanges, but there has been speculation that he would 
change his mind and leave public life entirely, or seek a more 
winnable riding.  Fortier has reportedly built a considerable 
organization in the riding, but the extensive travel required by his 
new portfolio could hamper his ability to spend time there 
politicking. 
 
BIG PROMOTION FOR RURAL QUEBEC 
 
7. (U) Christian Paradis, a French-Canadian rural MP little-known 
even in Quebec, was given the sprawling PWGSC portfolio, which 
handles procurement, sales and real estate for the federal 
government.  Although not in the first rank of Cabinet posts, PWGSC 
controls one of the largest budgets in the federal government.  Its 
contracting power -- and potential for distributing largesse -- 
should give the new minister a significant profile in Quebec. 
Unusually, Paradis also retained his previous junior ministerial 
 
OTTAWA 00000866  002 OF 002 
 
 
responsibility as Secretary of State for Agriculture (a major and 
politically sensitive industry in Quebec).  The bilingual Paradis 
will also continue to back-stop in French for the unilingual 
Anglophone Minister of Agriculture, Gerry Ritz. 
 
OLYMPICS, PACIFIC GATEWAY AND OFFICIAL LANGUAGES 
 
 
8. (U) The only new addition to the Ministry (but not the Cabinet) 
is British Columbia MP James Moore, previously Parliamentary 
Secretary for PWGSC.  As a new Secretary of State for Pacific 
Gateway, Vancouver-Whistler Olympics Official Languages, Moore 
receives a promotion. 
 
9. (U) Secretaries of State are junior ministers and are not members 
of Cabinet.  They do not attend Cabinet meetings, but attend 
meetings of appropriate Cabinet Committees in light of their 
responsibilities.  However, they are members of the Ministry (the 
executive branch) and of the Privy Council and are therefore bound 
by Cabinet solidarity and Cabinet confidence. 
 
COMMENT 
------- 
10. (SBU) The minor scope of the shuffle reinforced the government's 
emphasis on continuity and Quebec.  Some observers continue to 
speculate that today's limited tweaking may be followed by a more 
comprehensive realignment in the late fall or winter if there is no 
election.  Harper has made it clear, however, that he is satisfied 
with his present team.  Any further changes in the next six months 
would likely send the unhelpful message that his team has fallen off 
track.  End comment. 
BREESE