Fullerton, in charge of contentious autism file, was previously long-term care minister at the height of COVID-19 deaths
A senior PC Party source said the resignation was for personal reasons. The Globe and Mail is not identifying the source as they were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
The sudden resignation forced Premier Doug Ford to shuffle his cabinet late Friday, replacing Ms. Fullerton with Michael Parsa, MPP for Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill. Mississauga-Streetsville MPP Nina Tangri will step into Mr. Parsa’s previous post as associate minister for housing. “During the pandemic, our government and the people of Ontario faced some of the most challenging times in this province’s history,” her letter, dated Friday and labelled “delivered by hand,” reads., who say her government has failed to make good on its promises to clear waiting lists of those who need treatment. The PC government doubled the program’s budget, to $600-million a year, before she took on the post.
The government took direct control of some hard-hit homes, handing their oversight to hospitals. But Ontario has faced widespread criticism that it had dialled back inspections and failed to regulate the sector properly.
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