Who’s not running in 2019? A look at the many MPs leaving the House or their party

With just over four months until October’s federal election, here’s a look at the still-growing list of MPs who are not running again, or at least not for the parties that helped them get elected in 2015.
Liberals losing at least 18 incumbents
At least 18 MPs who were Liberals last summer won’t be running again for the party this fall. The best-known is Scott Brison, the MP for Kings-Hants in Nova Scotia, who quit his position as Treasury Secretary in January. Brison was first elected as a Progressive Conservative in 1997 and went on to spend 22 years in Parliament. During his farewell remarks in the House of Commons, Brison said he was leaving with his head held high and in order to spend more time with his young family.
Andrew Leslie, who served as lieutenant-general of the Canadian Forces before winning the Ottawa seat of Orleans in 2015, has said he won’t run again. Andrew Leslie, who served as lieutenant-general of the Canadian Forces before winning the Ottawa seat of Orleans in 2015, has said he won’t run again.
Celina Caesar-Chavannes, the outspoken representative from the Ontario riding of Whitby, announced her departure in March.
Caesar-Chavannes was one of the first Liberals to publicly support Jody Wilson-Raybould after the Globe and Mail broke a story alleging the PMO pressured her when she was attorney general to intervene in the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin. Caesar-Chavannes said her decision to leave is for “personal reasons.”
Wilson-Raybould (Vancouver Granville) was kicked out of the Liberal caucus along with former cabinet minister Jane Philpott (Markham—Stouffville). Both women will be running again, but as independents.
At least 15 Conservatives are moving on
At least 15 people who were Conservative MPs last summer won’t run again for the party this fall.
Among the most high-profile veterans moving on are Ontario MPs Kellie Leitch (Simcoe-Grey) and Rob Nicholson (Niagara Falls). Leitch served as Minister responsible for the Status of Women under Stephen Harper. She famously proposed a “values test” for new Canadians when she ran for the party leadership.
Nicholson held a number of cabinet roles under Harper, including Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of National Defence and Minister of Justice and Attorney General.
Source: ctvnews.ca/