Judy Foote resigns as minister, to step down as MP this fall

First elected in 2008, she has been on personal leave from cabinet since April for family and health reasons.

Judy Foote, pictured in February, on Thursday announced her resignation as public services and procurement minister after nearly two years on the job.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

August 24, 2017

Judy Foote, the lone Newfoundland and Labrador MP in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, is stepping down as public services and procurement minister, and will resign her seat shortly after the House resumes sitting in the fall.

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