Ritz staying out of Saskatchewan politics in retirement

The 20-year MP is calling it quits, but he won’t sit on the sidelines when his seat comes up for grabs.

Conservative MP Gerry Ritz announced his retirement from politics Aug. 31. He served as an MP for 20 years, an agriculture minister for eight years, and most recently as the Conservative critic for international trade. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

August 31, 2017

Veteran Conservative MP Gerry Ritz announced his resignation from federal politics this morning, and the longtime Saskatchewan MP and former minister says he won’t be dipping into the shakeup underway in his home province with Premier and Saskatchewan Party Leader B...

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