O’Regan will be leaving his position for family reasons, said one Liberal source, but will remain as an MP until the next federal election
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan will be announcing he will not be running in the next election and is stepping down from cabinet effective on Friday, prompting a quick cabinet meeting that day to fulfil his duties, sources tell National Post.
O’Regan will be leaving his position for family reasons, said one Liberal source, but will remain as an MP until the next federal election. It is expected that he will put up a statement on social media explaining his reasons on Thursday.
O’Regan’s departure would explain why the Liberal cabinet is meeting on Friday, just before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to leave for his summer vacation.
But a bigger cabinet shuffle is not expected this week.
As another source put it: “any shuffle would be replacing the minister that left.”
The announcement comes as the Liberals are still reeling from a byelection defeat in a safe Toronto seat and remain low in the polls, 20 points behind the Conservatives.
More details to follow…
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