NEWS RELEASE
MPP CAROLINE MULRONEY
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TORONTO - York-Simcoe MPP Caroline Mulroney has been appointed Ontario’s Attorney General and the Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs. The announcement came Friday, as the Premier and members of the Executive Council, including Mulroney, were sworn in.
“It is a tremendous honour to serve the people of York-Simcoe and Ontario in these roles. As Ontario’s Attorney General, I have a great responsibility in ensuring that our province’s justice system, one of the largest in North America, is being deployed in an equitable, affordable and accessible manner. It is certainly a responsibility I take seriously, and I will work every day to ensure my duties are carried out to the best of my abilities and knowledge,” said Mulroney.
The Office of Ontario’s Attorney General provides a wide variety of legal services to the people of Ontario, including:
- providing legal advice to, and conducting litigation on behalf of, all government ministries and many agencies, boards and tribunals;
- coordinating and administering court services throughout Ontario; and
- working to modernize the justice system and providing services that are more accessible, responsive and easy to use.
Minister Mulroney is also the Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs, ensuring that the French community has access to government services in both official languages.
“It’s important to me, as an Ontarian and a Canadian who speaks both English and French, that people have the ability to access the services and programs that they need in both official languages."
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