Ford eliminated or altered some of the ministries of the former Liberal government, reducing the size of cabinet to 21 from 29 and signalling some changed priorities by renaming and merging some responsibilities. One example is the elimination of the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration.
The changes signal the initial steps the Ford government is taking to reduce the cost and size of government, as the Tories promised to do in the last election.
Opposition parties were less than enthusiastic about the government’s new look, criticizing the premier for merging Indigenous affairs with energy, mines and northern affairs; adding Francophone affairs to the attorney general’s portfolio; and replacing the Ministry of the Status of Women with “women’s issues” responsibilities in another portfolio.
Rod Phillips was named minister of the environment, conservation and parks. He is the former chair of Postmedia and former president and CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. His new position is also includes a subtle change that removes the words “climate change” from its title.
the clownduck Intergovernmental affairs Etobicoke North his parliamentary assistant Norm Miller Muskoka (Frank Miller’s son)
Vic Fedeli Finance and Cabinet chair Nipissing his parliamentary assistant Doug Downey Barrie Springwater Oro Medonte as appointed by the clownduck. Oh and remember the clownduck went after a halfway douse for the disabled at 22 Jeffcoat in Etobicoke and had another PC contender complaining the clownduck broke party rules.
Christine Elliot Health and Long Term care Newmarket Aurora her parliamentary assistants Effie Triantafilopoulos Oakville North Burlington (long Term Care) a rookie as appointed by the clownduck and a two time loser ontario el 2014 Fed el 2015 and Robin Martin and loser ontario el 2014 Eglinton Lawrence (Health)
Caroline Mulroney Attorney General Francophone Affairs York Simcoe her parliamentary assistants Lindsey Park (AG) Durham Amanda Simard (Francophone) Glengarry Prescott Russell
Rod Phillips Environment, Conservation and Parks Ajax (supported Caroline Mulroney) his parliamentary assistant Andrea Khanjin Barrie Innisfil
Peter Bethlenfalvy Treasury Board President Pickering Uxbridge his parliamentary assistant Stan Cho Willowdale Patrick Brown nominee
Steve Clark Municipal Affairs and Housing Leeds Grenville Thousand Islands Rideau Lakes his parliamentary assistant Jim McDonnell (Municipal) Stormont Dundas South Glengarry Christine Hogarth (Housing) Etobicoke Lakeshore
Raymond Cho (senior) Seniors and Accessibility first MPP to receive the clownduck’s approval his Scarborough Rouge River he has no parliamentary assistant an oversight a slight or the clownduck not thinking, seems to me a more obvious, vociferous section of society could not be picked to embarrass the clownduck
Merrilee Fullerton Training Colleges and Universities Kanata Carleton will she apologize for tweets about muslim women? her parliamentary assistant David Piccini Northumberland Peterborough South Patrick Brown nominee
Ernie Hardeman (senior) Agriculture Food Rural Affairs Oxford his parliamentary assistant Randy Pettapiece (senior) Perth Wellington
Monty McNaughton Infrastructure Lambton Kent Essex his parliamentary assistant Stephen Lecce King Vaughan
Lisa McLeod Children, Community and Social Service and Minister responsible for women’s issues Nepean Carleton her parliamentary assistants Amy Fee Children and Autism Kitchener South Hespeler Belinda Karahalios community and social affairs Cambridge and here we go again another oversight, slight or just unthinking no assistant for women’s issues, maybe just too much pressure on the clownduck
Lisa Thompson Education Huron Bruce her parliamentary assistant Sam Oosterhoff could a less qualified person be chosen for the position, I think not.
Todd Smith Government and Consumers Services and House Leader Prince Edward Hastings his parliamentary assistant Robert Bailey senior Sarnia Lambton
Laurie Scott Labour Haliburton Kawartha lakes Brock her parliamentary assistant Gila Martow Thornhill
Sylvia Jones Tourism Culture and Sports Dufferin Caledon her parliamentary assistant Vincent Ke Don Valley North Patrick Brown nominee
Greg Rickford Energy Northern Development and Mines, Indigenous Affairs Kenora Rainy River his parliamentary assistants Ross Romano Northern Development mines and Idigenous Affairs Sault Ste Marie Paul Calandra (Caroline Mulroney supporter) Energy Oak Ridges
Michael Tibollo Community safety and Correctional Services Vaughan Woodbridge his parliamentary assistant Prabmeet Sarkaria Brampton South
Jim Wilson Economic Development Job Creation and Trade Simcoe Grey his parliamentary assistants Donna Skelly Trade Flamborough Glanbrook Michael Parsa Aurora Oak Ridges RichmondHill Small Business
John Yakabuski Transport Renfrew Nipissing Pembrooke his parliamentary assistant Kinga Surma Etobicoke Centre
Jeff Yurek Natural Resources and Forestry Elgin Middlesex London his parliamentary assistant Toby Barrett senior Haldimand Norfolk
Be respectful you commie.
Your butt is going to hurt for a number of years..
well hiring freezes, pharmacare revisions, non union wage increases for manglers put on hold, no parliamentary assistant for women’s issues and no assistant for senior’s issues and accessibility it will be interesting how long the clownduck holds on to his 40% popularity rating.
A good beginning. Just getter done Dougie but remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day. It will take some time to undo 15 years of waste and corruption.
Gender equality is counter-productive.