World IN BRIEF : CANADA : Cabinet Shuffle Adds 2 From Quebec

Aiming to weaken a separatist drive in Quebec, Prime Minister Jean Chretien named two Quebeckers to his Cabinet in the first ministerial shake-up of his term. Chretien changed 17 positions among 24 ministers, and the Cabinet now has six ministers from Quebec. Chretien has been widely criticized for not doing more to prevent a breakup of Canada. In October, federalists defeated a separatist referendum in Quebec by 50.6% to 49.4%. The separatists, who say their French-based culture is being swallowed up by English-speaking Canada, are expected to call another referendum within two years.