Federal Minister Filomena Tassi announces she will not seek re-election

Federal Cabinet Minister Filomena Tassi is one of four cabinet ministers who will not run for re-election.

Tassi is currently the minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario and the member of parliament representing Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas.

She posted an official statement on social media just after 11 a.m. Thursday saying that she will not be running again for personal reasons.

Tassi mentions in her statement how proud she is of the accomplishments that Hamilton has been able to achieve since 2015, listing many projects that “benefit Hamiltonians now and into the future.”

“It’s been the honour of my life to serve Hamiltonians and Canadians,” her statement further reads.

Please see my statement: pic.twitter.com/AH14lSZZUJ

— Filomena Tassi (@FilomenaTassi) October 17, 2024

A senior government source confirmed a Radio-Canada report to The Canadian Press that National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Sports Minister Carla Qualtrough and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal are also expected to step down from cabinet.

The prime minister will need to shuffle the cabinet following the declarations, which won’t happen before all Liberal caucus members are expected to meet on Parliament Hill on Oct. 23.

Trudeau’s leadership has been under fire for months, as his government’s polling numbers have been dropping and his own approval ratings.

A small group of Liberal MPs have even hinted at banding together to demand for the prime minister’s resignation in the near future.

In her social media post, Tassi thanked the prime minister for bringing her along into the party, saying “I wish him the very best now and in the future. I believed in him in 2015 and I believe in him now.”

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