Ontario Education Minister Todd Smith resigns

Simcoe North MPP Jill Dunlop will replace Smith as education minister, the province announced Friday afternoon.

Ontario Education Minister Todd Smith resigned his seat and from cabinet Friday to accept a job in the private sector less than three months after being given the education portfolio.

Simcoe North MPP Jill Dunlop will replace Smith as education minister, the province announced Friday afternoon.

Smith has served in cabinet since Premier Doug Ford's government was first elected in 2018, but spent the longest amount of time in the energy portfolio.