Former federal health minister Jane Philpott has been tapped to lead the faculty of health sciences at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. The university says Philpott, who represented the Ontario riding of Markham-Stouffville from 2015 until last year's federal election, will serve as dean of the faculty and director of its medical school. The former politician made headlines last year when she resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet over the SNC-Lavalin affair. She ran for re-election as an Independent but the seat went to Liberal Helena Jaczek, a former Ontario health minister. As a result, she has said her work with the First Nation will have to be strictly voluntary.

Source: CBC News February 11, 2020 15:22 UTC