Doug Ford names three local MPPs as parliamentary assistants
CBC
Three of the newly appointed parliamentary assistants are Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent MPPs.
Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie will be the new parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade.
Essex MPP Anthony Leardi has been appointed as the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Mines.
Chatham-Kent-Leamington MPP Trevor Jones is now the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Parliamentary assistants "support ministers with legislative and committee matters, including special projects and assignments that require dedicated leadership," it said in a news release Wednesday. "They also play a key role in building relationships and communicating government initiatives across the province."