Local MPP Trevor Jones has switched cabinet posts.
Premier Doug Ford unveiled changes to his cabinet late last week, ostensibly “to put Ontario on long-term footing to protect workers, businesses and communities as President Trump continues to escalate his trade war with Canada,” according to a press release from the Premier’s Office.
“President Trump is once again taking aim at Ontario’s economy with his latest round of tariffs and anti-trade measures,” Ford said. “Ontario won’t back down. We’re preparing for the long haul, and that means putting the right team in place to protect Ontario workers and jobs today while building the most competitive, resilient and self-reliant economy in the G7 that can withstand whatever challenges come our way.”
Among the shift, Jones, MPP for Chatham-Kent–Leamington, will take over as Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, a position once held by former Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Monte McNaughton before McNaughton left politics in 2023.
Jones hands over the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness to Sam Ooosterhoff, MPP for Niagara West.
