Don't hold your breath. He's just the "Deputy" Minister and has to toe the Lib line that Gravelle has created. He's had exposure with the Fns in the past and has worked in the Ring of Fire Secretariat...how's that worked out so far. Same mandate..different face.

"While he has no timelines on when the feds will match Ontario’s $1-billion infrastructure commitment for the Ring of Fire, de Launey said discussions continue at a bureaucratic level, .... I rest my case.....