▁that ▁would ▁investigate ▁ways ▁to ▁encou rage ▁organ ▁don ations ▁in ▁the ▁province . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Jac zek ▁introduced ▁Bill ▁ 1 6 , ▁" An ▁Act ▁to ▁am end ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Act , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁provide ▁that ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁council ▁of ▁The ▁Regional ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁York ▁must ▁be ▁elected ." ▁The ▁bill ▁received ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁all ▁three ▁parties ▁during ▁debate ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁bill ▁died ▁on ▁the ▁order ▁paper ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Ontario ▁General ▁E lection . ▁However , ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁government ▁introduced ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁included ▁a ▁provision ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁direct ▁election ▁of ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁York ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁remaining ▁Region ▁( N i ag ara ▁and ▁Pe el ) ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁dem ocrat ically ▁elect ▁their ▁Chair ▁and ▁CE O . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Premier ▁Kath le en ▁W yn ne ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Community ▁and ▁Social ▁Services ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁Vice ▁Chair ▁of ▁Health , ▁Education ▁and ▁Social ▁Policy ▁Cab inet ▁Committee . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁Cab inet ▁Minister , ▁Jac zek ▁led ▁the ▁government ' s ▁plan ▁to ▁reform ▁social ▁assistance ,