Labour leaders condemned the government for its inaction, including Tara Maszczakiewicz, regional vice-president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, who stated that "Mr. Ford and Mr. Romano choose to view a public post-secondary institution as a business. They are putting the first nail in the coffin of post-secondary education in Ontario." The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations called for Romano's resignation as minister, claiming that he was aware of the issues facing the university months before the crisis became public, yet chose not to take action. The university president also indicated that both provincial and federal officials had been informed of Laurentian's financial problems over the past year. The minister was subsequently replaced in a June cabinet shuffle.
