, ▁and ▁Ernst ▁was ▁returned ▁in ▁Charles wood ▁with ▁minimal ▁difficulty . ▁After ▁a ▁cabinet ▁sh uffle ▁on ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁Minister ▁of ▁Urban ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Minister ▁of ▁H ous ing . ▁After ▁a ▁further ▁shift ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁Minister ▁of ▁Cons umer ▁and ▁Corpor ate ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Government ▁House ▁Le ader , ▁once ▁again ▁receiving ▁responsibility ▁for ▁Sport , ▁the ▁F it ness ▁and ▁Am ateur ▁Sport ▁Act , ▁the ▁Box ing ▁and ▁Wrestling ▁Commission ▁and ▁( until ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ) ▁the ▁Man it oba ▁Lot ter ies ▁Foundation ▁Act . ▁ ▁Ernst ▁and ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁government ▁were ▁convin cing ly ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁cabinet ▁following ▁a ▁sh uffle ▁on ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁that ▁October ▁ 2 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁politics , ▁Ernst ▁was ▁appointed ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁Opt x ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁a ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁firm . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Team ▁Canada ▁Vol ley ball ▁Centre , ▁and ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁that ▁organization ' s ▁deb t ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁of ▁Man