Minister Ted McMeekin Resigns Ahead of Shuffle

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Ontario cabinet minister resigns ahead of shuffle to support premier’s aim for gender parity

With a mid-term cabinet shuffle looming in Ontario, one cabinet minister is choosing to resign to “make room at the table” for more women to support Premier Kathleen Wynne’s goal of gender parity in her executive.

Ted McMeekin, the minister of municipal affairs and housing, announced in a Facebook post Monday afternoon he will resign his place in cabinet as soon as a replacement is named but will stay on, at least for now, as the MPP for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale.

“Sometimes the best way for a man to advance the equality of women may be to step back and make room at the table,” McMeekin said in the statement. “For me, this is such a time.”


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