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Published September 10, 2026

Simcoe-Grey MPP Saunderson lands sport portfolio in Ford cabinet shuffle, embattled labour minister gets moved

By Allison Jones and Liam Casey
Ontario Premier Doug Ford arrives for the First Ministers Meeting in Charlottetown on July 23, 2026.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford arrives ahead of the First Ministers Meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Charlottetown on Thursday July 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has made several changes to his cabinet today, including moving embattled minister David Piccini from the labour portfolio to infrastructure.

Piccini is under investigation by the integrity commissioner after the auditor general raised questions about his handling of the $2.5-billion Skills Development Fund.

Ford has defended Piccini and the success of the fund.

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Kinga Surma, who previously served as the minister of infrastructure, is now the Treasury Board president, a role left vacant after Caroline Mulroney resigned earlier this year.

Trevor Jones, who had served in the agriculture portfolio, is the new labour minister, and Sam Oosterhoff moves from an associate minister role to fill the agriculture job.

Zee Hamid, who was also previously in an associate minister role, becomes the new minister of tourism, culture and gaming, after Stan Cho resigned from the job as he came under fire for spending $16,000 in Toronto hotel stays despite living in the city.

Brian Saunderson, a former Olympic rower, becomes the new minister of sport, a portfolio left vacant after Neil Lumsden retired last month.

The communities in Saunderson's Simcoe-Grey riding include Collingwood, Wasaga Beach, Essa, Clearview, Adjala-Tosorontio, and the Town of the Blue Mountains.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 10, 2026.

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