Northern Ontario MPPs have been named to some key roles in Andrea Horwath’s Official Opposition.
John Vanthof (Timiskaming-Cochrane) gets the Deputy Leader / Agriculture and Food, Rural Development critic role.
The NDP is now Ontario’s Official Opposition.
“Having a northern deputy leader like John Vanthof who is an experienced MPP will ensure that New Democrats will connect with more people in northern and rural communities," says a news release. "Together with our northern team of NDP MPPs, we will continue to fight for northern health care, education and job creation.”
The NDP’s northern MPPs and their assigned roles are as follows:
- John Vanthof (Timiskaming-Cochrane) - Deputy Leader / Agriculture and Food, Rural Development
- France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) - Health Care/ Chief Whip
- Jamie West (Sudbury) - Labour
- Gilles Bisson (Timmins) – House Leader
- Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk-James Bay) - Francophone Affairs / Training, Trades and Apprenticeships
- 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
