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Government of Ontario Key Contact Ss 595 Bay Street, Suite 1202 GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO Toronto, ON M5G 2C2 416 586 1474 KEY CONTACTS enterprisecanada.com PARLIAMENTARY LIBERAL / GREEN MINISTRY MINISTER DEPUTY MINISTERS NDP CRITICS ASSISTANTS CRITICS Steve Orsini John Fraser (Cabinet Secretary) Doug Ford (Interim Liberal Leader) Steven Davidson Andrea Horwath (Leader of REMIER S FFICE Christine Elliott Mike Schreiner P ’ O (Policy & Delivery) the Official Opposition) (Deputy Premier) (Green Party Leader Lynn Betzner + Critic for all portfolios) (Communications) AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND Ernie Hardeman Greg Meredith Randy Pettapiece John Fraser RURAL AFFAIRS Paul Boniferro Lindsey Park Nathalie Des Rosiers TTORNEY ENERAL A G Caroline Mulroney Marie-Lison Fougère Amanda Simard Marie-France Lalonde + FRANCOPHONE AFFAIRS (Francophone Affairs) (Francophone Affairs) (Francophone Affairs) Belinda Karahalios CHILDREN, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL Marie-France Lalonde (ComSoc) Lisa MacLeod Janet Menard Nathalie Des Rosiers SERVICES Amy Fee (Women’s Issues) + WOMEN’S ISSUES (Children and Autism) Matt Torigian COMMUNITY SAFETY AND (Community Safety) Michael Tibollo Prabmeet Sarkaria Nathalie Des Rosiers CORRECTIONAL SERVICES Sam Erry (Correctional Services) Giles Gherson Donna Skelly (Trade) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT , JOB Jim Wilson Shirley Phillips Michael Parsa Marie-France Lalonde CREATION AND TRADE (International Trade) (Small Business) EDUCATION Lisa Thompson Bruce Rodrigues Sam Oosterhoff Kathleen Wynne Stephen Rhodes Paul Calandra Michael Coteau ENERGY, NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT (Energy) (Energy) (Energy) Greg Rickford AND MINES David de Launay Ross Romano Michael Gravelle (NDM) (NDM) (NDM) ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION AND Rod Phillips Serge Imbrogno Andrea Khanjin Nathalie Des Rosiers PARKS FINANCE Vic Fedeli Scott Thompson Doug Downey Mitzie Hunter GOVERNMENT AND CONSUMER Todd Smith Kevin French (Acting) Bob Bailey Mitzie Hunter SERVICES Robin Martin (Health) EALTH AND ONG ERM ARE Christine Elliott Helen Angus John Fraser H L -T C Effie Triantafilopoulos (Long-Term Care) INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS Greg Rickford Deborah Richardson Ross Romano Nathalie Des Rosiers Michael Coteau NFRASTRUCTURE Monte McNaughton George Zegarac Stephen Lecce I INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Doug Ford Lynn Betzner Norm Miller John Fraser Michael Coteau ABOUR Laurie Scott Sophie Dennis Gila Martow L Jim McDonell (Municipal Affairs) UNICIPAL FFAIRS AND OUSING Steve Clark Laurie LeBlanc Nathalie Des Rosiers M A H Christine Hogarth (Housing) NATURAL RESOURCES AND FORESTRY Jeff Yurek Bill Thornton Toby Barrett Michael Gravelle SENIORS AND ACCESSIBILITY Raymond Cho Marie-Lison Fougère Marie-France Lalonde TOURISM, CULTURE AND SPORT Sylvia Jones Nancy Matthews Vincent Ke Mitzie Hunter TRAINING, COLLEGES AND Merrilee Fullerton George Zegarac David Piccini Kathleen Wynne UNIVERSITIES TRANSPORTATION John Yakabuski Vacant Kinga Surma Marie-France Lalonde TREASURY BOARD Peter Bethlenfalvy Nancy Kennedy Stan Cho Mitzie Hunter HOUSE LEADER Todd Smith Updated: July 6, 2018 .
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