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NDP’s Qaqqaq announces planned departure from federal politics

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NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq will not be going up for re-election in the federal campaign. Her statement on the matter didn't clarify exactly why she decided to leave, but comes after a pair of doctor-recommended mental health leaves. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ALICE CHEN

May 26, 2021

NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, who garnered attention this year for her Nunavut housing tour, announced on May 20 that she will not be re-offering in the next election. The news broke on Twitter through a written statement from the first-term MP, which did not touch on the exact reason sh...

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