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Liberals to name ex-Ontario minister Madeleine Meilleur to official languages post

May 10, 2017 | 2:15 PM

OTTAWA — The Canadian Press has learned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to name ex-Ontario cabinet minister Madeleine Meilleur as official languages commissioner.

Meilleur announced her retirement from political life last June after 13 years as an Ontario MPP for Ottawa-Vanier.

The longtime Liberal held numerous cabinet posts during her career including francophone affairs, culture, community safety and correctional services as well as attorney general.

Meilleur is well-known for having participated in the fight to save the Montfort Hospital in Ottawa in the late 1990s.