Minister of Social Development (Canada) Stephanie Cadieux was appointed the BC Minister of Social Development. She is the previous Minister of Labour Citizens' Services and Open Government and is the MLA of the Surrey - Panorama district. She was elected in the 2009 provincial election. Minister of Social Development (Canada) The Minister of Social Development () is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing Social Development Canada, the federal government's department concerned with the needs of seniors, children, families and people with disabilities. On February 6, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper merged the personnel and responsibilities of Social
Prime Minister of Canada Period, other members of parliament may address the prime minister as "The Right Honourable, Member for [prime minister's riding<nowiki>]</nowiki>" or simply "The Right Honourable Prime Minister". Former prime ministers retain the prefix "The Right Honourable" for the remainder of their lives; should they remain sitting MPs, they may be referred as "The Right Honourable Member for [member's riding<nowiki>]</nowiki>" or by their portfolio title (if appointed to one), as in "The Right Honourable Minister of National Defence". In the decades following Confederation, it was common practice to refer to the prime minister as "Premier of Canada", a custom that continued until