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She left that job to become Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa.

Resigned from university role

That’s the type of job that someone secures and then retires from, but as part of a pattern, Des Rosiers only lasted a little over three years in that role before she resigned to enter politics. To take the jobs as Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier, Des Rosier would have taken a significant pay cut, probably more than 50%, to become a backbencher at Queen’s Park.

None of this adds up.

After spending less than three years at Queen’s Park, including time as Minister of Natural Resources in the cabinet of Premier Kathleen Wynne, Des Rosiers resigned to become the Principal of Massey College at the University of Toronto. With just over six years in that job, it’s one of the longest-serving roles she’s held in the last several decades.