Previously a defender of universal free drug coverage for senior citizens, she now supported Finance Minister Floyd Laughren's introduction of user fees.
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On November 30, 2010, the provincial government announced the appointment of Lankin and Munir Sheikh to lead the Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario.
The Beaches—Woodbine riding, now renamed as Beaches—East York, has remained in NDP hands since that time with Bryden being succeeded by Frances Lankin and Michael Prue.
He ran for the leadership of the NDP in 1996, but was unable to build a strong support base and finished fourth behind Howard Hampton, Frances Lankin and Peter Kormos.
Frances Hodgson Burnett | Frances Fox Piven | Frances McDormand | Hurricane Frances | Frances Spence | Frances Curran | Frances | Mary Frances Berry | Frances Yates | Frances Itani | Frances Hyde, Countess of Clarendon | Frances Bean Cobain | Frances Lankin | Frances Black | Frances Arnold | Frances Parkinson Keyes | Frances Moore Lappé | Frances Conroy | Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset | Frances Burney | Frances Bavier | Agnes Mary Frances Duclaux | Frances Wood | Frances Wilson Grayson | Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey | Frances Stewart | Frances Sternhagen | Frances Senska | Frances Ruffelle | Frances Perkins |
She was sometimes considered as one of the most important ministers in Rae's cabinet, though she actually had less influence over government decisions than Floyd Laughren, Frances Lankin and Dave Cooke.