COMPOSITION OF THE ONTARIO CABINET

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COMPOSITION OF THE ONTARIO CABINET

• ANNA KOGAN
• LAURA SAMPSON
• FELIX WAN

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CABINET OF PREMIER DALTON MCGUINTY

• The cabinet will be analyzed in terms of
• Gender
• Ethnicity
• Region
• Official language
• Previous experience

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INTRODUCTION

• Ontario Legislative Assembly has 103 seats
• Dalton McGuinty has been the leader of the
  Liberal party since 1996
• His cabinet consists of 25 members

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GENDER

• 7 females, 18 males in cabinet
• Ministries held by women include
• Energy
• Community and Social Services
• Agriculture
• Intergovernmental Affairs
• Culture
• 51 of the Ontario population is female

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ETHNICITY

• 19 of the Ontario population belongs to a
  visible minority group
• 8 of the cabinet ministers belong to a visible
  minority group (2 ministers)
• The Honourable Harinder Takhar (Minister of
  Transport)
• Mary Ann Chambers (Minister of Children and Youth
  Services)

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REGION

• Large number of Cabinet members come from the GTA
• 12 members represent the GTA
• 3 members represent Ottawa
• Windsor, London and the Kingston area each have 2
  representatives
• Sudbury, Hamilton and St. Catharines each has 1
  representative

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OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

• 70 of Ontarians speak English as their native
  language
• 4 of Ontarians speak French as their native
  language
• 24 of Ontarians speak a non-official language as
  their mother tongue
• The Honourable Madeleine Meilleur is the Minister
  of Francophone Affairs

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SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

• Dalton McGuinty
• Has a degrees in law and science
• Was practicing law in Ottawa before entering
  politics
• Does not have a Deputy Premier
• Other cabinet members have credentials
  well-suited for their portfolios

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SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

• 7 ministers are first-time MPPs
• 13 ministers are serving at least their second
  term
• 5 ministers have been elected prior to 1990
• Jim Bradley, Tourism Minister, has been an MPP
  since 1977

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