Laurel C Broten was born on c 1967 and is a former politician in Ontario, Canada.
18 Facts About Laurel Broten
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Laurel Broten served in the cabinets of Kathleen Wynne and Dalton McGuinty.
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Laurel Broten was a law clerk to Madam Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dube at the Supreme Court of Canada from 1993 to 1994, and later had a practice in civil and commercial litigation.
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Laurel Broten has served as chair of the board of directors for the Gatehouse, a community centre for survivors of child abuse.
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Laurel Broten ran for the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1999 but was defeated by Progressive Conservative Morley Kells in Etobicoke-Lakeshore by 5,156 votes.
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Laurel Broten ran again in the 2003 election and defeated Kells by 6,722 votes amid a provincial shift to the Liberals.
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Laurel Broten chaired the Premier's Shared Air Summit, which drew scientists and policymakers from across North America to tackle the linked issues of smog and transboundary air pollution.
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On June 29,2005, Laurel Broten was appointed to cabinet as Minister of the Environment.
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Laurel Broten introduced the Clean Water Act designed to better safeguard Ontario's drinking water.
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Laurel Broten was re-elected in 2007 and was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.
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Laurel Broten's report formed the basis for new legislation in 2008.
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In 2009, Laurel Broten was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure.
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Laurel Broten resigned from the cabinet and the legislature on July 2,2013.
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On June 23,2013, Laurel Broten announced that she would be "leaving politics effective July 2nd" and moving to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Laurel Broten initially stated that she was moving to Halifax, for her husband Paul obtained a job at Emera as special counsel for senior projects.
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Laurel Broten's report was generally panned, and Nova Scotia Finance Minister Diana Whalen subsequently scheduled several public consultations across the province in the winter of 2015.
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On March 25,2015, Whalen said "every recommendation in the Laurel Broten review is [being] looked at", including a carbon tax, but only explicitly ruled out increasing the HST on books and eliminating a volunteer firefighter tax credit.
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On January 14,2015, Laurel Broten was selected by the Nova Scotia Business Incorporated board for the position of president and CEO of NSBI.