. ▁ ▁El gie ▁was ▁again ▁appointed ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Labour ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁election , ▁El gie ▁fav oured ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv atives ▁in ▁power . ▁ ▁These ▁plans ▁came ▁to ▁nothing , ▁and ▁the ▁opposition ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government ▁with ▁N DP ▁support ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁El gie ▁had ▁little ▁interest ▁in ▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁opposition ▁ben ches , ▁and ▁soon ▁accepted ▁an ▁appointment ▁by ▁new ▁Liberal ▁Premier ▁David ▁Pet erson ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Work ers ' ▁Comp ens ation ▁Board ▁of ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁He ▁formally ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Work er ' s ▁Comp ens ation ▁Board ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Cab inet ▁posts ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁W CB , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁founder ▁first ▁director ▁of ▁Dal h ous ie ▁University ' s ▁Health ▁Law ▁Institute ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁part - time ▁chair ▁of ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ' s ▁Work ers ' ▁Comp ens ation ▁Board ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁period , ▁and ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁making ▁significant ▁improvements