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Bob Runciman will not seek the Conservative nomination to run in the byelection to succeed the late Gord Brown as member of Parliament.
In a statement Wednesday, the former senator and longtime MPP said it would have been an “honour and a privilege” to serve out the rest of the parliamentary term of Brown, whom he described as a friend and political partner, but that he wasn’t prepared to engage in a “potentially divisive” nomination battle.
“After 45 years in public service I don’t have the enthusiasm for that kind of battle. My wife and I have been pretty much housebound for the past two months as she recovers from surgery and the idea of spending the next six summer weeks on the road selling memberships is less than appealing,” he said.
Runciman had been approached by Conservative Party brass and potential candidates in Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes with the idea that he become the party’s pick to serve out the remainder of Brown’s term as a “unity candidate,” to give the local Tories time to select a person to run in the October 2019 general election.
But Colin Brown, the 25-year-old nephew of Gord, upended that plan when he announced Monday that he would seek the nomination.
“I was prepared to help the party and the riding by stepping in and, for the next year, try to fill the void left by Gord’s passing, but Colin Brown and his advisers obviously see things differently,” Runciman said.
The former senator served 29 years as MPP for Leeds-Grenville and he is regarded as the political godfather for the riding. But despite his deep roots in the party and the riding, Runciman said that he would not have taken his nomination chances for granted.
Brown, 26, said he hopes Runciman will see fit to endorse him.
“Bob is somebody that I’ve always looked up to as a politician in the riding and my uncle looked up to him as well,” Brown said. “Bob supported my uncle and my uncle supported Bob, so I would hope that Bob could support me in the nomination race.”
Brown said that the next general election will be an important one, and that the Conservative candidate elected in the byelection should be the person to carry the party banner in the general vote.
The Conservative Party has yet to set a date for its nomination convention. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has until Oct. 31 to call the byelection.
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In a statement Wednesday, the former senator and longtime MPP said it would have been an “honour and a privilege” to serve out the rest of the parliamentary term of Brown, whom he described as a friend and political partner, but that he wasn’t prepared to engage in a “potentially divisive” nomination battle.
“After 45 years in public service I don’t have the enthusiasm for that kind of battle. My wife and I have been pretty much housebound for the past two months as she recovers from surgery and the idea of spending the next six summer weeks on the road selling memberships is less than appealing,” he said.
Runciman had been approached by Conservative Party brass and potential candidates in Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes with the idea that he become the party’s pick to serve out the remainder of Brown’s term as a “unity candidate,” to give the local Tories time to select a person to run in the October 2019 general election.
But Colin Brown, the 25-year-old nephew of Gord, upended that plan when he announced Monday that he would seek the nomination.
“I was prepared to help the party and the riding by stepping in and, for the next year, try to fill the void left by Gord’s passing, but Colin Brown and his advisers obviously see things differently,” Runciman said.
The former senator served 29 years as MPP for Leeds-Grenville and he is regarded as the political godfather for the riding. But despite his deep roots in the party and the riding, Runciman said that he would not have taken his nomination chances for granted.
Brown, 26, said he hopes Runciman will see fit to endorse him.
“Bob is somebody that I’ve always looked up to as a politician in the riding and my uncle looked up to him as well,” Brown said. “Bob supported my uncle and my uncle supported Bob, so I would hope that Bob could support me in the nomination race.”
Brown said that the next general election will be an important one, and that the Conservative candidate elected in the byelection should be the person to carry the party banner in the general vote.
The Conservative Party has yet to set a date for its nomination convention. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has until Oct. 31 to call the byelection.
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