said that he not only did not say those words (“If I had said it, I would have said I said it”), but stayed quiet during the meeting because he felt the issue had nothing to do with his ministry, as it was an enforcement issue. Cabinet positions Awards Hodgson’s work on the Oak Ridges Moraine was recognized by the Environmental Commissioner with the 2001-2002 ECO Award. Hodgson and his ministry were also awarded the 2001 Canadian Urban Institute Brownie Award for leadership in policy development for Ontario's Brownfields Statute Law Amendment Act, 2001. In 2003, the Chamber of Commerce named Hodgson Highlander of the Year for his service to Haliburton county. He became the first MPP to have been awarded the AMO (Association of Municipalities of Ontario) award (2003). Hodgson became the first politician to win the OFAH’s Ontario Hunting Heritage Award (2003). After politics Following his retirement from politics, Hodgson has sat on a number of public and private boards, including the EACOM Timber Corp., Mineral Streams Inc., and the Brick Income Trust Ltd. Hodgson is currently president of the Ontario Mining Association, the provincial mining industry’s trade organization. References Notes Citations External links 1962 births Living people Members of the Executive Council of Ontario People from Haliburton County Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Trent University alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians