Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux resigns from House of Commons ahead of budget vote
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Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux said Thursday he is resigning from the House of Commons, becoming the second Conservative to leave the caucus this week.
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux said Thursday he is resigning as a member of Parliament, becoming the second Conservative to leave the caucus this week after the Liberal government released its federal budget.
The member for Edmonton Riverbend, who has served the riding since 2015, did not say in a statement posted online why he was leaving.
“It was not an easy decision, but it is, I believe, the right one,” he said.
Jeneroux said he had hoped Canadians would “put their faith” in a Conservative government led by Pierre Poilievre in the last federal election, but added he has “great admiration” for his fellow MPs “on both sides of the aisle.”
“Their work gives me faith that the momentum toward a stronger and more unified Canada endures,” he wrote.
“With all of this in mind, earlier today I spoke with our Opposition Whip – a colleague and friend for whom I have the utmost respect – to inform him of my decision to resign as a Member of Parliament.”
Jeneroux added he hopes to address the House of Commons a final time before he leaves, and in the meantime will turn his focus “entirely to my family and to the responsibilities that come with that.”
He did not vote on Thursday night’s Conservative sub-amendment to the budget, which Prime Minister Mark Carney declared a confidence vote. The government ultimately survived the vote with help from the other opposition parties.
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