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Ottawa West-Nepean MP John Baird is officially resigning his seat in the House of Commons on March 16.
Baird made the announcement Wednesday afternoon in less than 140 characters on his Twitter account.
“After 20 great years representing my community I will be stepping down as MP on March 16. It has been an honour to serve,” Baird wrote.
After 20 great years representing my community I will be stepping down as MP on March 16. It has been an honour to serve.
— John Baird (@Baird) March 11, 2015
It was almost fitting for Baird to put the information on to Twitter given that he has been chronicling his last days as an MP on his social media account, writing about packing up boxes and visiting classes.
Feel v lucky to have 50k followers! Been busy sorting things out recently, but some tweets about Ukraine, family pets, etc to resume soon…
— John Baird (@Baird) February 24, 2015
Great to speak to 3 classes at Earl of March High School…one of my last events as an MP
— John Baird (@Baird) March 10, 2015
It was one month ago that Baird unexpectedly resigned as foreign affairs minister, leaving the Conservatives without one of their most trusted cabinet members, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper without one of his veteran political lieutenants.
Baird officially resigned as foreign affairs minister on Feb. 3, but has been still been representing the federal government at international events.
The longtime Ottawa MP participated in the re-opening of Canada House — the high commission in London — in mid-February alongside the Queen.
Baird’s name and former title as foreign minister were included on the plaque commemorating the reopening, dated Feb. 19, despite having already been replaced in the portfolio by new Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson.
Baird’s first foray into elected office was in 1995, when he won the provincial riding of Nepean, unseating Liberal incumbent Hans Daigeler in a surprise win. Baird was 26, the youngest member of the provincial legislature at the time.
Baird spent 10 years in provincial politics before making the successful jump to federal politics in 2006. During his time on Parliament Hill, Baird served as environment minister, transport minister and president of the Treasury Board.
- With files from Jason Fekete, Ottawa Citizen
jpress@ottawacitizen.com
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Baird made the announcement Wednesday afternoon in less than 140 characters on his Twitter account.
“After 20 great years representing my community I will be stepping down as MP on March 16. It has been an honour to serve,” Baird wrote.
After 20 great years representing my community I will be stepping down as MP on March 16. It has been an honour to serve.
— John Baird (@Baird) March 11, 2015
It was almost fitting for Baird to put the information on to Twitter given that he has been chronicling his last days as an MP on his social media account, writing about packing up boxes and visiting classes.
Feel v lucky to have 50k followers! Been busy sorting things out recently, but some tweets about Ukraine, family pets, etc to resume soon…
— John Baird (@Baird) February 24, 2015
Great to speak to 3 classes at Earl of March High School…one of my last events as an MP
— John Baird (@Baird) March 10, 2015
It was one month ago that Baird unexpectedly resigned as foreign affairs minister, leaving the Conservatives without one of their most trusted cabinet members, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper without one of his veteran political lieutenants.
Baird officially resigned as foreign affairs minister on Feb. 3, but has been still been representing the federal government at international events.
The longtime Ottawa MP participated in the re-opening of Canada House — the high commission in London — in mid-February alongside the Queen.
Baird’s name and former title as foreign minister were included on the plaque commemorating the reopening, dated Feb. 19, despite having already been replaced in the portfolio by new Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson.
Baird’s first foray into elected office was in 1995, when he won the provincial riding of Nepean, unseating Liberal incumbent Hans Daigeler in a surprise win. Baird was 26, the youngest member of the provincial legislature at the time.
Baird spent 10 years in provincial politics before making the successful jump to federal politics in 2006. During his time on Parliament Hill, Baird served as environment minister, transport minister and president of the Treasury Board.
- With files from Jason Fekete, Ottawa Citizen
jpress@ottawacitizen.com
Twitter.com/jpress
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