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Etobicoke Lakeshore MP: Premier Dalton McGuinty

Michael Ignatieff Dept: Augustine, 74, has held the post since it was created in 2007 to advocate for foreign-trained professionals in Ontario, according to The Star. The one-time Etobicoke Lakeshore MP, who vacated her seat in November 2005 for then star Liberal candidate Michael Ignatieff, made history 19 years ago by becoming the first black woman elected to the House of Commons and premier Dalton McGuinty has quietly reappointed former Liberal MP Jean Augustine to a two-year term as Ontario s fairness commissioner . McGuinty and Northern Development and Mines Minister Rick Bartolucci personally signed the order-in-council authorizing her extension at a cabinet meeting on Jan. 25. It takes effect March 21. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.