of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association said, "We are concerned that a requirement of numerical goals could produce unfairness." The Employment Equity Act was passed in December 1993 with implementation set to start on September 1, 1994. Opponents of the bill argued that while the goal of employment equity was laudable, the result of the bill would be discrimination against one section of society in favour another. Some felt the bill would encourage racist elements of society. In 1995 after the NDP defeat, the governing Tories under Mike Harris tabled the Job Quotas Repeal Act which removed all of the work done by Ziemba. The NDP were defeated in the 1995 provincial election, and Ziemba lost to Progressive Conservative candidate Derwyn Shea by fewer than 2,000 votes. Cabinet positions Electoral record References External links 1942 births Canadian people of Polish descent Women government ministers of Canada Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs Politicians from Toronto Living people Members of the Executive Council of Ontario Women MPPs in Ontario