Ontario’s NDP are naming three northern MPPs to their shadow cabinet.
Each of our NDP MPPs brings a unique perspective to the team — and they’re ready to draw on their diversity and wealth of experience to fight for families and for the services you count on.
Here are the new critic roles: #onpoli #ondp #TheOfficialOpposition— Ontario NDP (@OntarioNDP) August 23, 2018
Sioux Lookout’s Sol Mamakwa has earned a place on the NDP critic team.
The Kiiwetinoong MPP has been named critic of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.
The appointment makes sense given that Kenora-Rainy River representative Greg Rickford handles that portfolio.
The new NDP critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation @solmamakwa! #onpoli #TheOfficialOpposition #TRC #Indigenous #Reconciliation #FirstNations pic.twitter.com/ITuGijRqIf
— Ontario NDP (@OntarioNDP) August 23, 2018
Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell has been named critic of Natural Resources and Forestry.
The new NDP critic for Natural Resources and Forestry @Judith_NDP!
#onpoli #TheOfficialOpposition #NaturalResources #Forestry pic.twitter.com/HSR17EZ5bw— Ontario NDP (@OntarioNDP) August 23, 2018
In all, eight northern NDP members received key critic roles from leader Andrea Horwath, full list found below:
Gilles Bisson (Timmins): House Leader
Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk-James Bay): Francophone Affairs/Training, Trades and Apprenticeships
France Gelinas (Nickle Belt): Health Care/Chief Whip
Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong): Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Michael Mantha (Algoma-Manitoulin): Northern Development and Mines
Judith Monteith-Farrell (Thunder Bay-Atikokan): Natural Resources and Forestry
John Vanthof (Timiskaming-Cochrane): Deputy Leader/Agriculture and Food, Rural Development
Jamie West (Sudbury): Labour
