Michael Bryant recently announced that he’s leaving provincial politics to become the CEO of Invest Toronto. Michael is a rock in the McGuinty cabinet and an extremely valuable asset to the Ontario Liberal Party.After being shuffled demoted from Attorney General to the relatively lower profile Aboriginal Affairs and Economic Development portfolios, I suspect Bryant feels he has reached a plateau within the McGuinty government. Like Jean Chretien and Ernie Eves, Bryant is looking for opportunities outside the legislature. However, I suspect that, like Chretien was with John Turner and Eves was with Mike Harris, Bryant will return after the incumbent leader (Dalton) steps down.St. Paul’s will be losing a great provincial representative. This is a great loss for the OLP and for the people of Ontario.
