Marco Mendicino, former Minister of Public Safety and longstanding Liberal MP, has decided not to seek re-election in the upcoming federal election.
Liberal MP Marco Mendicino , former Minister of Public Safety , announced he will not run in the next federal election. In a statement posted on social media Thursday evening, Mendicino expressed gratitude for the strong support of his constituents in the Toronto riding of Eglinton—Lawrence and said he will stay on as the member of Parliament until the next election.
The former federal prosecutor was first elected in 2015, when Trudeau led the Liberals to a majority government, and was re-elected in 2019 and 2021.As public safety minister, he introduced firearms legislation in May 2022 that sought to turn the freeze on handgun sales into law, combat homemade guns and ban what the government called “assault-style” weapons. The bill — and especially the proposed definition of assault-style weapons — proved controversial. The legislation faced tough opposition in the House of Commons and the Senate before eventually becoming law in December 2023.Mendicino was also in charge of the public safety file when the government invoked the Emergencies Act for the first time in early 2022. The unprecedented move came after “Freedom Convoy” protesters had occupied downtown Ottawa for weeks, filling the streets with vehicles and forcing businesses to close. A loosely organized group, the convoy was opposed to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and the Trudeau government, and protesters also blocked a number of border crossings. Mendicino was dropped from cabinet in a shuffle in July 2023, along with former justice minister David Lamett
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