All four were first elected in 2015 and two have been in cabinet since then
OTTAWA — Four more Liberal ministers will not be seeking re-election in the next federal election, sources say, which will force Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to proceed with an imminent cabinet shuffle at a time when an internal caucus revolt is brewing.
All four of them were first elected in 2015, and both Bibeau and Qualtrough have been in cabinet since then.
Tassi called her decision to leave politics “bittersweet” and said she is “deeply grateful” to Trudeau for entrusting her with a variety of portfolios in cabinet.
“I am honoured that he believed in me and thank him for his understanding and empathy. I wish him the very best now and in the future. I believed in him in 2015 and I believe in him now,” she added in her statement.
Government sources confirmed that Vandal and Qualtrough will not be seeking re-election, and that they would be publishing statements later in the day.
The source said that the four ministers each have “highly personal reasons” for not running again but they have nothing to do with Trudeau’s leadership.
More to come…
— With files from Stephanie Taylor
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