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Member of Parliament and former interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen will resign her seat in the House of Commons later this week, a source tells CBC News.
Bergen has served as a member of Parliament since 2008
Member of Parliament and former interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen will resign her seat in the House of Commons later this week, a source tells CBC News.
Bergen, 58, has represented the Manitoba riding of Portage—Lisgar since 2008. She served as interim leader of the Conservatives and leader of the Opposition from February to September 2022. Prior to that, she served as deputy leader of the Conservatives.
The Toronto Star was the first to report the story.
Bergen announced in September of last year that she would not seek reelection. Pierre Poilievre replaced her as Conservative leader that month.
The news means there will be a byelection in Portage—Lisgar to replace Bergen.
Manitoba Finance Minister Cameron Friesen announced last week that he’d step down as an MLA to seek the federal Conservative nomination in the riding.
The death of MP Jim Carr late last year set up a byelection in another Manitoba riding – Winnipeg South Centre.
“I thank her for her many years of service,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said of Bergen in a media scrum Wednesday.
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