Merrilee Fullerton

2023 - 3 - 24

Kanata-Carleton MPP and PC cabinet minister Merrilee Fullerton ... (Ottawa Citizen)

Merrilee Fullerton said Friday she is stepping down as the provincial representative for Kanata-Carleton immediately.

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Merrilee Fullerton quits Doug Ford's cabinet, Michael Parsa to ... (Toronto Star)

Fullerton stepped down as minister and also as MPP for Kanata-Carleton on Friday afternoon. Sources told the Star she is leaving for personal reasons. Skip ...

“This once again puts that file behind the eight ball,” said NDP critic Monique Taylor. “We know that there have been several ministers that have been on this file, and it continues to get worse. “I wish my friend the very best as she retires from the world of politics.

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Kanata–Carleton MPP Merrilee Fullerton resigns | CBC News (CBC.ca)

Merrilee Fullerton, who held three cabinet positions during her tenure, was first elected in the 2018 Ontario election.

This afternoon I spoke with the Premier and tendered my resignation as MPP for Kanata-Carleton and as Minister of Children, Community & Social Services, effective immediately. It has been a distinct honour to have represented the residents of Kanata-Carleton. "It has been an honour to represent Kanata–Carleton in the Ontario legislature."

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La ministre ontarienne Merrilee Fullerton démissionne (Le Droit)

La députée qui représente la circonscription de Kanata-Carleton depuis 2018 a remis sa démission au premier ministre ontarien Doug Ford, vendredi après-midi ...

«La ministre Fullerton a été un désastre absolu lorsqu'elle était en charge du dossier des Soins de longue durée et s'est avérée tout aussi incompétente dans le dossier de l'autisme. La Fédération du Travail de l’Ontario (OFL) n’avait pas de mots doux à offrir à Merrilee Fullerton dans le cadre de sa démission. Merrilee Fullerton n’était pas dans les bonnes grâces de la communauté autiste de l’Ontario, affirme-t-elle. Le ministère est tellement inconsistant, et les agences responsables des programmes sont complètement décousues et incohérentes.» «Je souhaite le meilleur à mon amie alors qu'elle se retire du monde de la politique. «Les familles sont confuses et n’ont pas accès à toutes les informations disponibles.

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Merrilee Fullerton resigns as cabinet minister and MPP in Ford ... (Globalnews.ca)

MPP Merrilee Fullerton's resignation letter, addressed to Premier Ford, did not provide a reason for her departure but said she would step down immediately.

“I’m shocked, to be honest with you,” said Michael Tibollo, the associate minister of mental health and addictions. “I wish my friend the very best as she retires from the world of politics,” Ford said in a statement. “It created such a difficult working environment.” PC party sources said Fullerton broke the news to staff just minutes before it was made public Friday and that her announcement “came right out of the blue.” “It has been an honour and a privilege to serve Ontarians as a member of provincial parliament and cabinet minister over the past five years,” Fullerton said in the letter to Premier Ford. Ford said Fullerton has been a “key member of our team since day one,” adding that she helped to lead the province’s COVID-19 response by “serving in important roles in Cabinet.”

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Ontario PC cabinet minister Merrilee Fullerton resigns (CTV Toronto)

Merrilee Fullerton, a longtime cabinet minister in Doug Ford's government, unexpectedly resigned Friday, forcing the premier to name a new minister to the ...

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La ministre ontarienne Merrilee Fullerton annonce sa démission ... (Coup d'Oeil)

Merrilee Fullerton a aussi annoncé qu'elle quittait immédiatement son siège de Kanata-Carleton, une circonscription d'Ottawa. Dans sa lettre de démission remise ...

La situation était devenue si dramatique dans cinq foyers que le gouvernement avait appelé l’armée à la rescousse. Mme Fullerton avait été élue pour la première fois lors du scrutin général de 2018. Lors d’un remaniement ministériel en 2019, cette omnipraticienne était passée aux Soins de longue durée.

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Le premier ministre Doug Ford apporte des changements à son ... (Ontario Newsroom)

TORONTO — Le premier ministre Doug Ford a annoncé aujourd'hui la nomination de Michael Parsa au poste de ministre des Services à l'enfance et des Services ...

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La députée et ministre Merrilee Fullerton remet sa démission (ICI.Radio-Canada.ca)

Son départ a forcé Doug Ford à remanier légèrement son Conseil des ministres.

Deux rapports venaient d’être publiés où on écorchait la réponse du gouvernement ontarien face à la pandémie dans les foyers de soins de longue durée et les maisons de retraite. Elle avait alors affirmé être consciente des dangers que la COVID-19 représentait pour les foyers de soins de longue durée, et ce, bien avant que la pandémie ne soit officiellement déclarée. [le NPD](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1790370/ontario-soins-longue-duree-demission-fullerton). après des décennies au service de ma communauté en tant que médecin de famille. Michael travaillera sans relâche pour soutenir nos enfants et bâtir des collectivités prospères et dynamiques. La députée provinciale de Kanata-Carleton, Merrilee Fullerton, a remis sa démission vendredi après-midi.

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Ontario PC cabinet minister Merrilee Fullerton resigns (The Globe and Mail)

Fullerton, in charge of contentious autism file, was previously long-term care minister at the height of COVID-19 deaths.

She denied the allegations that she was Islamophobic or in favour of privatized health care. Ford’s minister of long-term care during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, 4,000 people died in the province’s nursing homes. Fullerton graduated from University of Ottawa’s medical school and was a family physician at a clinic in Kanata before running for public office. The PC government doubled the program’s budget, to $600-million a year, before she took on the post. She thanks the Premier, her colleagues and her constituents, but does not provide a clear reason for her departure. A senior PC Party source said the resignation was for personal reasons.

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