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  A Sometimes Difficult Relationship
John A. Macdonald's first Cabinet had 14 ministers. Since that time, the size of Cabinet has increased, as have the challenges associated with the prime minister's role as Cabinet chairman. Whatever their style of chairmanship, our leaders must always be aware of divisions within the Cabinet. In 1957 John Diefenbaker complained that he had "to compose a Cabinet of [his] enemies."
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