Marc Garneau, former Liberal cabinet minister, expected to resign as MP: reports | 24CA News
Former Liberal cupboard minister Marc Garneau is about to resign from his position as an MP, in response to media stories.
The Globe and Mail and the National Post reported on Wednesday that the previous astronaut introduced his resignation to Prime Minster Justin Trudeau earlier this week and was anticipated to interrupt the news to the Liberal caucus assembly Wednesday.
He didn’t instantly affirm the news himself when requested in regards to the stories on the best way to caucus Wednesday morning.
Garneau served as Canada’s minister of overseas affairs from January to October 2021. Before that, he was additionally the minister of transport for 5 years within the Trudeau authorities.
He is the present MP for the Montreal-area driving of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount.
Garneau was one of many first six Canadian astronauts and have become the primary Canadian to fly to area in 1984.
He additionally led the Canadian Space Agency from 2001 to 2005 earlier than coming into politics.
— with recordsdata from The Canadian Press
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