Labour and Seniors Minister Seamus O'Regan during a news conference, in Ottawa, Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
Labour and Seniors Minister Seamus O'Regan during a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is resigning from cabinet, CBC News has learned.
O'Regan, 53, is stepping down for family reasons, sources said. The Newfoundland and Labrador MP is planning to stay on as a member of Parliament until the next federal election but won't seek re-election, the sources added.O'Regan was elected to Parliament in 2015 as the MP for St. John's South-Mount Pearl. He has been in cabinet since 2017 and has also held the natural resources, Indigenous services and veterans affairs portfolios. He took over as labour minister in 2021.
O'Regan is also a longtime friend of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. O'Regan was in Trudeau's wedding party in 2005.. Sources told CBC News the meeting is expected to be quick and virtual, and focus on clearing up unfilled appointments. The cabinet meeting is the first since the Liberals' surprising byelection loss to the Conservatives in Toronto-St. Paul's, a riding that previously had been a stronghold for the party.David Cochrane is host of Power & Politics, Canada's premier daily political show, airing 5 to 7 p.m. ET weekdays on CBC News Network. David joined the parliamentary bureau as a senior reporter in 2016. Since then, he has reported from 11 countries across four continents.
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