June 10, 2001

Play Make a Cabinet

Rules:
Click on the colour coded guide to who is in and who is out, print the table, cut up the squares so you have 28 squares with the names of the new cabinet positions and 77 squares with the names and constituencies of the government caucus.

Match 28 of the names to the 28 positions. You get higher points for maximizing gender balance, regional representation, and ethnic-racial representation.

You win if you can combine the representation rule with a cabinet that has the most capable people.

Hint: start by looking at who in the current mix you would leave out.

Did you know that the government caucus has:
13 former mayors,
8 lawyers,
5 people with accounting degrees,
8 with backgrounds in agriculture,
2 with work experience in fisheries and 2 with experience in the forest industry,
3 former police officers,
2 or 3 former political staffers,
3 former school trustees and 7 with work backgrounds in education,
5 with backgrounds in real estate, and
at least 20 who identify themselves as an owner, operator or manager of a business.