▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁which ▁chose ▁Patrick ▁Brown ▁as ▁Hud ak ' s ▁permanent ▁successor . ▁In ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Wilson ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁O pp osition ▁House ▁Le ader . ▁ ▁Ford ▁government ▁and ▁res ignation ▁from ▁PC ▁c au cus ▁Wilson ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Development , ▁Job ▁Cre ation ▁and ▁Trade ▁when ▁the ▁min istry ▁was ▁formed . ▁Wilson ▁res igned ▁from ▁cabinet ▁and ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁c au cus ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁A ▁statement ▁from ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Premier ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁res ignation ▁was ▁to ▁" se ek ▁treatment ▁for ▁subst ance ▁add iction ". ▁Media ▁later ▁reported ▁that ▁Wilson ' s ▁res ignation ▁was ▁related ▁to ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁sexual ▁mis con duct ▁against ▁him . ▁The ▁Premier ' s ▁Office ▁initially ▁refused ▁to ▁confirm ▁or ▁den y ▁the ▁reports . ▁However , ▁Premier ▁Doug ▁Ford ▁confirmed ▁on ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁that ▁Wilson ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁c au cus ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁sexual ▁mis con duct ; ▁Ford ▁further ▁added ▁that ▁his ▁office ▁had ▁initially ▁claimed ▁public ly ▁that ▁Wilson ' s ▁res ignation ▁was ▁for ▁subst ance ▁ab use ▁treatment ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁comp lain ant . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category