Trudeau announces dates for Manitoba and Quebec byelections
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the dates for two federal byelections to be held on September 16, according to a government release Sunday morning.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced two federal byelections to be held on Sept. 16, according to a government release Sunday morning.
The byelections will be held in the ridings of Elmwood-Transcona in Winnipeg and LaSalle—Émard—Verdun in Montreal.
NDP MP Daniel Blaikie resigned from his seat in Elmwood-Transcona to work more closely with Premier Wab Kinew, leaving federal politics after nearly a decade of service.
The federal Liberals named Ian MacIntyre as their candidate for the ballot.
"I'm so honoured to be your Team Trudeau candidate for the upcoming by-election in Elmwood-Transcona! Together, we can build more homes, strengthen our public health care, and build a better future for all Manitobans," MacIntyre wrote in a Facebook post.
The teacher and union leader will be running against local construction electrician Colin Reynolds for the federal Conservatives and the NDP's Leila Dance, former executive director of the Transcona Business Improvement Zone.
Montreal's LaSalle—Emard—Verdun seat has been empty since the January resignation of former justice minister David Lametti, who tendered his resignation after being ejected from Trudeau's cabinet last July.
