Wilson-Raybould won’t run next election, slams ‘toxic and ineffective’ Parliament
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The independent MP said she’s not leaving to spend more time with family or focus on other challenges, but due to the ‘disgraceful’ emphasis on partisan politics over real action
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The then Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Jody Wilson-Raybould, speaks with the media following caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday June 6, 2017. Photo by Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press Article content
Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould has announced she will not seek re-election, saying Parliament has become “toxic and ineffective.”
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Wilson-Raybould, who does not say in her letter to constituents what she will be doing after leaving politics, was re-elected as an Independent MP in October 2019.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett apologized to Wilson-Raybould last month after appearing to suggest her former caucus colleague was speaking out against a fall election because she was worried about her pension.