3 NDP MPs announce they’re leaving politics

Ontario: ON PB Media: NDP MPs Charlie Angus, Carroll Hughes and Rachel Blaney have announced they will not seek re-election. “After seven elections, 20 years of service in Parliament and the history of Timmins,” Angus wrote in a social media post. The longest-serving of the three MPs, Angus has represented Northern Ontario since his first victory in the 2004 federal election. A wide constituency is represented in. Who was a strong Liberal seat senator. One of the NDP’s most prominent voices, the 61-year-old is best known as a former punk rocker and has worked as a community activist in Toronto. He is the author of many books.
He ran for the leadership of the NDP in 2017 and ultimately finished second to incumbent leader Jagmeet Singh. “However, it is always difficult to see veterans move on. But we respect the great work they have done, we respect them and we will continue their legacy with some great new MPs. “We are looking forward to the party being truly Will continue to look into. The strong position also represents a riding in Northern Ontario that is changing significantly through a once-in-a-decade redistribution process. The riding is being abolished entirely and divided into neighboring constituencies. Hughes won his seat in 2008, defeating longtime Liberal MP Brent St. Denis after losing twice in previous elections. Both Angus and Hughes fought against the changes in their ridings and other ridings in Northern Ontario.