was not one that should lead to their discharge. He said, "Their reputations and integrity have in no way suffered by these statements." As Swarbrick's treatments of chemotherapy and radiation continued to take their toll, she eventually resigned her position on 11 September 1991 in order to focus on her recovery. Regaining her health, Swarbrick was again appointed to cabinet as Minister of Culture, Tourism and Recreation on 3 February 1993. During her time as minister she undertook a wide range of belt-tightening measures. However she did increase grants to the movie industry and supported the Art Gallery of Ontario in bringing the Barnes art collection to Toronto. She also assisted in gaining provincial funding for Willow Breast Cancer Support Canada. In one of her last acts as minister she granted a licence to allow the bell of the sunken freighter the SS Edmund Fitzgerald to be retrieved to be used for a memorial for the families of the lost sailors. The NDP were defeated in the 1995 provincial election, and Swarbrick lost her seat to Progressive Conservative Jim Brown by 2,557 votes. Cabinet positions After politics After her defeat, Swarbrick obtained her Master of Business Administration at Schulich School of Business, York University specializing in non-profit management. She started working as the executive director of the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange. In 2000, she received an award from York University's business school for her "outstanding public contribution". In 2003 she was appointed as the president of the Toronto Community Foundation. In 2009 she became the executive director of Habitat for Humanity (Halton). She went on to become the director of community development. She also helped lead the creation of the Halton Poverty Roundtable and was a member of Halton Region's Housing Advisory Committee. She retired from Habitat For Humanity in 2012. References Notes Citations External links 1950s births Living people Members of the Executive Council of Ontario Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs Schulich School of Business alumni Women government ministers of Canada Women MPPs in Ontario