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Ministry Of Indigenous Affairs
The Ministry of Indigenous Affairs (formally called Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation) is the Government of Ontario Ministry (government department), ministry responsible for issues relating to First Nations, Métis and Inuit in Ontario. The current Minister of Indigenous Affairs is Hon. Greg Rickford who sits in the Executive Council of Ontario or Cabinet (government), cabinet. History From 1981 to 1985, indigenous issues were mainly the responsibilities of the Attorney General (Ontario), Attorney General and the Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Ontario#Provincial Secretaries for Resource Development, Provincial Secretary for Resources Development (as Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Native Affairs). In June 1985, Premier David Peterson designated a minister responsible for "native affairs" for the first time in Ontario history. In 1987, the Ontario Native Affairs Directorate was established. It was renamed the Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat in 1991. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloor Street East
Bloor Street is a major east–west residential and commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bloor Street runs from the Prince Edward Viaduct, which spans the Don River Valley, westward into Mississauga where it ends at Central Parkway. East of the viaduct, Danforth Avenue continues along the same right-of-way. The street, approximately long, contains a significant cross-sample of Toronto's ethnic communities. It is also home to Toronto's famous shopping street, the Mink Mile. A portion of Line 2 of the Bloor-Danforth subway line runs along Bloor from Kipling Avenue to the Don Valley Parkway, and then continues east along Danforth Avenue. History Originally surveyed as the first concession road north of the baseline (then Lot Street, now Queen Street), it was known by many names, including the Tollgate Road (as the first tollgate on Yonge north of Lot Street was constructed there in 1820) then St. Paul's Road (after the nearby church, constructed 1842). From 1844 u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
