Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser is ready to announce Monday he will not run within the subsequent federal election, creating one other cupboard emptiness within the Liberal authorities that is anticipated to be crammed in a shuffle as early as this week.
Two senior federal authorities sources inform Ontario Chronicle that Fraser has been contemplating a run on the Nova Scotia provincial Liberal management. The Nova Scotia Liberals misplaced decisively to the Progressive Conservatives final month within the province’s election.
Fraser’s workplace tells Ontario Chronicle that he can have extra to say on his future on Monday.
Fraser was first elected as an MP for the driving of Central Nova in 2015 when the Trudeau authorities first got here to energy. After serving as a parliamentary secretary for a number of years beneath totally different portfolios, Fraser was appointed immigration minister following the Liberals’ 2021 election win.
As immigration minister, Fraser introduced in 2022 the federal government’s plan to extend Canada’s annual immigration goal to 500,000 by 2025, citing labour shortages as the explanation for the rise. That 2025 goal was scaled again this 12 months to 395,000 – a 20 per cent drop – to assist ease strains on housing and social applications.
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser responds to a query throughout a weekly information convention, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Thought-about as a rising star internally for the federal Liberals, he was later tasked in 2023 with one of the urgent portfolios, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his crew aimed to construct a finances and agenda across the subject of housing.
As housing minister, Fraser was concerned in making offers beneath the Housing Accelerator Fund with municipalities throughout Canada, in addition to setting a goal to construct 3.87 million new houses by 2031.
The information of Fraser’s departure from cupboard comes as a second push to convey former Financial institution of Canada governor Mark Carney into cupboard is underway. The push was first reported by Ontario Chronicle.
With Fraser’s announcement, there are a complete of six cupboard ministers who’ve introduced they will not be operating once more for the Liberals.
In July, Newfoundland and Labrador MP Seamus O’Regan introduced he was remaining an MP however stepping down as labour and seniors minister and never in search of re-election attributable to household causes.
And later in October, Financial Improvement for Southern Ontario Minister Filomena Tassi, Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough, Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal and Nationwide Income Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau concurrently introduced they too wouldn’t be in search of re-election.
In the meantime, in September, Quebec MP Pablo Rodriguez introduced his plans to go away cupboard to run for the Quebec Liberal Get together. He at the moment sits as an Impartial MP.
Randy Boissonnault additionally stepped away from cupboard as employment minister final month to attempt to clear his title amid accusations of moral breaches.
With recordsdata from Ontario Chronicle’ Vassy Kapelos and Brennan MacDonald
