Lubicon Lake Indian Nation Little Buffalo Lake, AB 403-629-3945 FAX: 403-629-3939 Mailing address: 3536 - 106 Street Edmonton, AB T6J 1A4 403-436-5652 FAX: 403-437-0719 July 6, 1993 On February 24th unpopular Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney announced his intention to retire as both Canadian Prime Minister and as Leader of the ruling Progressive Party of Canada. On June 13th he was replaced as Leader of the Conservatives by his Defense Minister, Ms. Kim Campbell, incredibly running against the record of the Mulroney Government of which she was a senior member. On June 25th Mr. Mulroney stepped down as Canadian Prime Minister and Ms. Campbell was sworn in, along with her newly appointed Cabinet. Last December 14th equally unpopular Alberta Provincial Premier Don Getty retired and was similarly replaced as Conservative Party Leader and as Alberta Premier by his Environment Minister Ralph Klein. On May 18th then Alberta Premier Ralph Klein called a Provincial election for June 15th. Demonstrating the same incredible political dexterity as his Federal counterpart, Mr. Klein then ran against the record of the unpopular Getty Government of which he was a senior member and won. The New Democrats lost all 15 of their seats and were replaced as the Official Opposition by the Liberals, who won 32 seats compared to the 51 seats won by Mr. Klein's Conservatives. Mr. Klein announced his new Cabinet on June 30th. Politicians winning elections running against the record of the Governments of which they were senior members is a political phenomenon which has to be experienced to be believed, both in terms of their shifting around before your very eyes and criticizing the policies and the Leader which they've previously been supporting, and in terms of their then having to convince voters that a person who does such a thing can ever again be trusted or believed. That Ms. Campbell and Mr. Klein have both been successful running against the records of unpopular Governments of which they were senior members says something about them as politicians, about their political opponents and about those who voted for them. Enclosed for your information is an up-dated list of Federal and Provincial Leaders, Ministers and Opposition Critics. * * * * * FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Prime Minister Kim Campbell Langevin Block 80 Wellington St., 2nd Floor Ottawa, ONT K1A OA2 Tel. 613-992-4211 The Hon. Pauline Browes Minister, Indian and Northern Affairs Government of Canada Ottawa/Hull, Canada Tel. 819-995-4988 FAX 819-953-4941 FAX 819-997-0514 FAX 819-997-0268 FEDERAL LIBERAL OFFICIAL OPPOSITION LEADER & CRITICS The Hon. Jean Chretien Leader of the Opposition Parliament Buildings Ottawa/Hull, Canada Tel. 613-996-5084 FAX 613-995-5980 The Hon. Ethel Blondin Liberal Aboriginal Affairs Critic Parliament Buildings Ottawa/Hull, CANADA FAX: 613-992-7411 Mr. Paul Martin Liberal Environment Critic House of Commons 481 Confederation Building Ottawa, CANADA K1A 0A6 613-992-4284 Mr. Reginald Belair Liberal Forestry Critic House of Commons 465 West Block Ottawa, CANADA K1A 0A6 613-992-2919 FEDERAL NDP LEADER & CRITICS The Hon. Audrey McLaughlin Leader of the N.D.P. Parliament Buildings Ottawa/Hull, Canada Tel. 613-992-3602 FAX 613-996-9584 The Hon. Robert Skelly NDP Aboriginal Affairs Critic Parliament Buildings Ottawa/Hull, CANADA FAX: 613-995-8880 The Hon. Ross Harvey NDP MP, Edmonton East Assistant Critic Environment Parliament Buildings Ottawa/Hull, Canada FAX: 613-992-6864 Mr. Jim Fulton NDP Critic for the Environment Room 756, Confederation Building House of Commons Ottawa, CANADA K1A OA6 FAX: 613-995-7111 Mr. Brian Gardiner NDP Assistant Critic for Environment and Forestry House of Commons Parliament Buildings Ottawa, CANADA K1A OA6 Mr. Len Taylor NDP Associate Critic, Environmental Protection House of Commons Parliament Buildings Ottawa, CANADA K1A OA6 ALBERTA GOVERNMENT The Hon. Ralph Klein Premier, Government of Alberta Legislative Buildings Edmonton, AB FAX: 403-427-1349 The Hon. Ken Rostad Minister of Justice Suite 319 Legislative Buildings Edmonton, AB T5K 2B6 The Hon. Mike Cardinal Minister responsible for Native Programs Legislative Buildings Edmonton, AB T5K 2B6 403-427-2606 Fax: 403-427-0954 ALBERTA LIBERAL OFFICIAL OPPOSITION LEADER & CRITICS The Hon. L. Decore Leader of the Official Opposition Legislative Buildings Edmonton, Alberta T5K 1E4 Tel. 403-427-2292 FAX: 427-3697 Ms. Alice Hanson, MLA Liberal Native Affairs Critic Legislative Buildings Edmonton, Alberta T5K 1E4 FAX: 403-427-3697 Mr. Peter Sekulic, MLA Liberal Deputy Native Affairs Critic Legislative Buildings Edmonton, Alberta T5K 1E4 FAX: 403-427-3697 Mr. Bruce Collingwood, MLA Liberal Critic for Environmental Protection Legislative Buildings Edmonton, Alberta T5K 1E4 FAX: 403-427-3697 Mr. Paul Langevin, MLA Liberal Deputy Critic for Environmental Protection Legislative Buildings Edmonton, Alberta T5K 1E4 FAX: 403-427-3697 ALBERTA NEW DEMOCRAT PARTY The Hon. Ray Martin Leader, Alberta New Democrats 5339 - 112 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5W 0N6 Tel. 403-474-2415 FAX: 403-474-6138