The minister has cut the ACOA board, which is supposed to represent all of Atlantic Canada, and has put the focus of the board in his own riding of Cape Breton-East Richmond, known as the Cape Breton Enterprise Board.
Il a réduit le conseil d'administration de l'APECA, qui est censée représenter tout le Canada atlantique, pour mettre l'accent sur un organisme de sa circonscription, Cap-Breton-Richmond-Est, à savoir le Conseil d'entreprise du Cap-Breton.