translate English to French: Further, Jim Prentice, minister of the department, has refused to meet with his Ontario counterpart due to political grandstanding by Premier Dalton McGuinty.
Qui plus est, Jim ` ´ Prentice, titulaire du ministe re, a refuse de rencontrer son ` ´ homologue ontarien a cause de l’attitude demagogique du premier ministre Dalton McGuinty.