 As Minister of Labour, Forbes was responsible for implementing Saskatchewan's newest holiday - Family Day and the Improving Work Opportunities Report which included raising the provincial minimum wage to LICO standards.Many workplace safety improvements such as the anti-harassment unit and introducing labour standards in the North also took place during his time as Minister of Labour.In November 2007, Forbes was again elected as the MLA for the Saskatoon Centre constituency with 57.36% of the vote.