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Veteran MP Kent won’t seek re-election, becoming third CPC MP to bow out of next race

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Conservative MP Peter Kent has been a high-profile member of his party's caucus since entering public life in 2008. He recently announced he won't seek another term next election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

November 25, 2020

Conservative MP Peter Kent has announced he won't seek re-election in a safe blue riding in the Greater Toronto Area next time Canadians go to the polls. The former journalist has represented Thornhill, Ont., since 2008. He was in the cabinet of past-prime minister Stephen Harper, whe...

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