Ontario cabinet, June 20, 2019 (photo submitted)Ontario cabinet, June 20, 2019 (photo submitted)
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Two local MPPs given new roles with the Ford government

A big change for two local cabinet ministers, as Ontario Premier Doug Ford shuffled his cabinet Thursday amid slumping poll numbers.

Education Minister Lisa Thompson, the MPP for Huron-Bruce,  is being moved to Government and Consumer Services.  Bruce-Grey Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker shifts from that portfolio to Associate Minister of Energy.

The new Education Minister is backbencher Stephen Lecce.

Finance Minister Vic Fedeli is being replaced by Environment Minister Rod Phillips, who played a major role in the cancellation of the province's cap-and-trade program.

Lisa MacLeod, who angered parents over her handling of the autism file is out as Minister of Children, Community and Social Services.

The new Ontario cabinet as of June 20, 2019 is as follows: Premier and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs – Doug Ford Deputy Premier and Minister of Health – Christine Elliott Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions – Michael Tibollo Minister of Long-Term Care – Merrilee Fullerton Minister of Finance – Rod Phillips Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade and Chair of Cabinet – Vic Fedeli Associate Minister of Small Businesses and Red Tape Reduction – Prabmeet Sarkaria Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing – Steve Clark Solicitor General – Sylvia Jones Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks – Jeff Yurek Minister of Children, Community and Social Services – Todd Smith Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues – Jill Dunlop Minister of Labour – Monte McNaughton Attorney General – Doug Downey Minister of Transportation and Minister of Francophone Affairs – Caroline Mulroney Associate Minister of Transportation (GTA) – Kinga Surma Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities – Ross Romano Minister of Education – Stephen Lecce President of the Treasury Board – Peter Bethlenfalvy Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry – John Yakabuski Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, and Minister of Indigenous Affairs – Greg Rickford Associate Minister of Energy – Bill Walker Minister for Seniors and Accessibility – Raymond Cho Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs - Ernie Hardeman Minister of Infrastructure – Laurie Scott Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport – Lisa MacLeod Minister of Government and Consumer Services – Lisa Thompson Government House Leader – Paul Calandra

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