1. John A Yakabuski was born on June 14,1957 and is a Canadian politician who served as Ontario Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry from 2018 to 2021 in the Doug Ford cabinet.
12 Facts About John Yakabuski
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John Yakabuski's father, Paul Yakabuski, was a Tory Member of Provincial Parliament for the area from 1963 to 1987.
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John Yakabuski's brother, Konrad Yakabuski, is a columnist for The Globe and Mail.
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John Yakabuski was elected to the Barry's Bay municipal council in 1997, and was responsible for overseeing various issues concerning the region's amalgamation.
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John Yakabuski was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 2003 provincial election, defeating Liberal Derek Nighbor by 595 votes.
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John Yakabuski won the election despite publicizing of his earlier convictions by the opposition press.
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John Yakabuski was re-elected in both the 2011 provincial election and the 2014 provincial election.
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John Yakabuski was the Labour and Training Critic in the Official Opposition and the Whip of the Official Opposition.
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John Yakabuski ran for the position of interim leader of the party following the resignation of Tim Hudak but was passed over in favour of Jim Wilson.
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John Yakabuski was appointed the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry in the Cabinet of Doug Ford.
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John Yakabuski was dropped from cabinet in the 2021 reshuffle by Premier Doug Ford, and was appointed the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier of Ontario.
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On June 29,2002, John Yakabuski was appointed the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Environment, Parks and Conservation.