The Ontario Retirement Pension Plan has a new minister in charge following Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s cabinet shuffle today.
Among the moves was the appointment of Indira Naidoo-Harris as associate minister of finance. The move means Naidoo-Harris, MPP for Halton, is now responsible for the ORPP. She replaces Mitzie Hunter, who was the MPP for Scarborough-Guildwood.
First elected in 2014, Naidoo-Harris worked as a CBC TV journalist before getting into politics. Born in South Africa, she has received numerous awards for her work and volunteerism.
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Hunter now becomes the minister of education. The cabinet shuffle included the addition of seven new members, including five women. The cabinet now totals 30 members of whom 40 per cent are women.
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