disabilities in Doer's first cabinet, and was transferred to the new portfolio of Science, Energy and Technology with responsibility for the Gaming Control Act and Manitoba Hydro on September 25, 2002. In the latter capacity, Sale has been a leading proponent of the environmental reforms outlined in the Kyoto Protocol. He was also the first Minister of Healthy Child Manitoba, which leads the Province's early childhood development strategy. Sale was easily re-elected in the provincial election of 2003, defeating his closest opponent by over 2700 votes. On October 12, 2004, he was appointed as Manitoba's Minister of Health, and led efforts to shorten waiting lists and strengthen primary health care. In 2007, Sale retired and did not seek re-election. In 2008 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by St. John's College of the University of Manitoba in recognition of his work for social justice. Sale criticized Manitoba Hydro in 2014 for failing to pursue the development of wind power for the province. References 1942 births Canadian Anglican priests 20th-century Canadian civil servants Living people Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba New Democratic Party of Manitoba MLAs People from Goderich, Ontario Trinity College (Canada) alumni University of Manitoba faculty 21st-century Canadian politicians