Omar Alghabra, Carolyn Bennett, Joyce Murray and Helena Jaczek all announce plans to step down.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced online Tuesday morning that he won’t run in the next election and will be stepping down from cabinet.
“After almost 11 years as a member of Parliament, two and a half years as a minister and six elections, I’ve made the difficult decision to not run in the next election,” he said in a video posted online. “As a result of this decision. I’m also stepping aside from my role as minister, because the prime minister deserves a cabinet that is committed to running in the next federal campaign.
“My work in politics and time serving my community both federally and provincially as an elected official has been the honour of my life,” she said. Murray served in three cabinet posts: Treasury Board, digital government and now fisheries. She also placed second in the Liberal leadership race that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won.FILE: Minister of Public Services and Procurement Helena Jaczek speaks to reporters as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.
Long-time Liberal MP and cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett announced she would not run again on Monday.Jaczek was first elected federally in 2019, after having served as a member of the provincial legislature in Ontario.Share this article in your social network
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