The Team Harper Built For Battle Set To Lose More Members With Paradis, Glover Exits

When he shuffled his federal cabinet in July 2013, Prime Minister Stephen Harper made it clear that the team he was assembling was the one he believed could help him win the next election.

With eyes to 2015, Harper reportedly asked ministers in advance of the shuffle if they planned to run again. As a result, some ministers felt pressured that summer to reveal their retirement plans essentially clearing the way for the eight new faces that would eventually land in cabinet.

Harper said at the time that his revamped cabinet boasted a good mix of young talent and experienced hands.

"The prime minister is setting his lineup for the upcoming battle," Jason Lietaer, a former Conservative insider, told The Canadian Press at the time.

However, less than two years later, some key members of that line-up won't be joining him in a battle that is now just months away.

Here is a look at how things have changed since that pre-election cabinet shuffle.

Jim Flaherty

Photo credit: The Canadian Press

In July 2013, Flaherty was one of those "experienced hands" who was kept on as finance minister.

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The Team Harper Built For Battle Set To Lose More Members With Paradis, Glover Exits