Close X
Thursday, October 31, 2024
ADVT 
National

Liberal Mp, Retired General, Andrew Leslie Says He Won't Seek Re-Election

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 May, 2019 06:52 PM

    OTTAWA — A first-time Liberal MP and longtime military man says he won't run for re-election this fall.


    Retired lieutenant-general Andrew Leslie says in an open letter today that after careful consideration, and while recovering from shoulder replacement surgery, he believes it is time to take a new path.


    He is stepping down from his duties as the parliamentary secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to give someone else the opportunity to serve in the role.


    Leslie spent 35 years in the Canadian Armed Forces, including being head of the army during the Afghanistan war and also writing a high-profile report on the future of the military.


    Leslie won the Ottawa riding of Orleans in the 2015 election, turning the riding red after the Conservatives had held it for three elections.


    Widely expected to get a cabinet post, he never did, instead serving as Liberal whip and then as Freeland's parliamentary secretary.

     

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Disappearance Of Woman, Child Treated As Potential Homicides: Calgary Police

    CALGARY — Police in Calgary say they're treating the disappearance last week of a woman and toddler as potential homicides.

    Disappearance Of Woman, Child Treated As Potential Homicides: Calgary Police

    How Court Battle Over 'Grabher' Licence Plate Mirrors Wider Societal Debate

    HALIFAX — When Lorne Grabher bought a personalized licence plate for his father 30 years ago, he thought it would make for a fine tribute to his family's Austrian-German heritage.

    How Court Battle Over 'Grabher' Licence Plate Mirrors Wider Societal Debate

    Court Dismisses Latest Helmut Oberlander Effort To Fight Stripping Of Citizenship

    The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the latest legal action from Helmut Oberlander, whose case dates back to the 1990s.

    Court Dismisses Latest Helmut Oberlander Effort To Fight Stripping Of Citizenship

    Woman's Angry Health-Care Plea To Nova Scotia Premier Goes Viral - WATCH

    "To the premier of Nova Scotia, I dare you to take a meeting with me … and tell me there is no health-care crisis," Inez Rudderham, 33, said in a viral Facebook video that has been viewed over 1.5 million times.

    Woman's Angry Health-Care Plea To Nova Scotia Premier Goes Viral - WATCH

    New Sustainable Energy Engineering Building Unveiled At B.C.’s Simon Fraser University

    New Sustainable Energy Engineering Building Unveiled At B.C.’s Simon Fraser University
    SURREY, B.C. — Simon Fraser University has unveiled a new building featuring state-of-the-art facilities for a sustainable energy engineering program aimed at clean-technology innovation.

    New Sustainable Energy Engineering Building Unveiled At B.C.’s Simon Fraser University

    Struggling B.C. Adoption Agency Elects New Board That Intends To Keep It Open

    Struggling B.C. Adoption Agency Elects New Board That Intends To Keep It Open
    A Vancouver Island adoption agency that is struggling with a decline in foreign adoptions has been saved from closure.

    Struggling B.C. Adoption Agency Elects New Board That Intends To Keep It Open