QUEEN’S PARK – The Liberal Cabinet will meet in Sault Ste. Marie. The Ontario government will hold the first cabinet meeting in Sault Ste. Marie on Friday, March 1, as part of the government’s focus on the interests of Northern communities. In its Speech from the Throne, the government committed to addressing Northern Ontario’s complex transportation needs, including vital access to the Ring of Fire.

“Our government is committed to looking at everything through a Northern lens. I look forward to working with my cabinet to address the issues that matter most to Northern Ontario, such as job creation, transportation and the Ring of Fire,” said Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario. In its Speech from the Throne, the government committed to addressing Northern Ontario’s complex transportation needs, including vital access to the Ring of Fire. 

Liberal Cabinet to meet in Sault Ste. Marie

The government will also create a Northern cabinet committee that will keep the Growth Plan for Northern Ontario on track. Thunder Bay Atikokan MPP Bill Mauro has been suggested to chair the committee but there has been no formal announcement that confirms that position.  

“I am pleased to welcome Premier Wynne and my colleagues to Sault Ste. Marie. This cabinet meeting demonstrates the Premier’s commitment to listening to northerners and provides an excellent forum for discussing the unique challenges and opportunities in the North,” enthused David Orazietti, Minister of Natural Resources. 

“I am very excited about Premier Wynne’s strong commitment to Northern Ontario. This is, indeed, a pivotal and dynamic time for our part of the province and under the Premier’s leadership, our government is truly poised to seize the opportunities that lay ahead,” shared Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development and Mines  and MPP for Thunder Bay Superior North.