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5 ministers moved in P.E.I. cabinet shuffle; Hudson takes over Health
P.E.I. Premier Dennis King announced a shuffling of some of the top members of his cabinet Thursday morning, with Ernie Hudson taking over the Health and Wellness portfolio from James Aylward.
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Posted: Feb 04, 2021 10:17 AM AT | Last Updated: February 4
James Aylward signs on to his new responsibilities of Transportation and Infrastructure as Premier Dennis King looks on.(CBC)
CHARLOTTETOWN Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King has shuffled five members of his cabinet into new roles. James Aylward moves from health to transportation and infrastructure, while Ernie Hudson becomes the new health minister moving from social development and housing. Steven Myers has been sworn in as minister of environment, energy and climate change after previously being minister of transportation, infrastructure and energy. Brad Trivers moves from education to social development and housing, while Natalie Jameson leaves environment to become minister of education and lifelong learning. The rest of the cabinet remains unchanged. King says while the government will continue to focus on COVID-19, it must start to look beyond the pandemic.
The province of P.E.I. has failed to meet a 2020 target when it comes to protected land and continues to fall short by several percentage points, decades after the 7-per-cent commitment was initially made.