Cohen: Caroline Mulroney's refusal to oppose Doug Ford shows she's not as progressive as we thought

On Feb. 2, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Michael Chong Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, president of the Privy Council and Minister of State for Sport. At 35 years old, a Canadian of Chinese heritage, Chong had made it into the first cabinet of the new Conservative government.
The portfolio was junior, but so was Chong; he had been elected only two years before. Now he was a rising star in national politics.
On Nov. 27, 2006, nine months later, Chong resigned from cabinet.