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Was anyone really surprised (maybe besides Dave) when Premier McGuinty passed over appointing Dave Levac to Cabinet in the recent cabinet shuffle? McGuinty has avoided this area as if it were home to the plague. He doesn't want to have to deal with or even recognize that the are native land claims in this area. After the Liberals made much political hay at the expense of the Harris government due to the unfortunate death of a protester at the Ipperwash claim site, McGuinty has been afraid to take any action against protesters for fear that a similar result would damage his government as well. So his solution: bury his head in the sand and pretend that this part of southern Ontario doesn't exist. McGuinty never visited the Brantford area once during the last election campaign. In fact, I don't think he has ever been here since being elected premier. So appointing Levac to cabinet would mean that he might actually have to pay attention to what is happening in Brantford. Can't have that!