‘This Chamber is a place of history and of decisions, good and sometimes not so good’: 12 MPs deliver farewell speeches to House

On June 15, 12 MPs delivered their farewell speeches since it's unclear if Parliament will return in the fall or if an election will be called.

Some MPs who don’t plan on running for re-election gave their farewell speeches on June 15. Among them, from top left: NDP MP Scott Duvall, Liberal MP Kate Young, Bloc MP Simon Marcil, Conservative MP David Sweet, Liberal MP Wayne Easter, NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, and Liberal MPs Paul Lefebvre, and Navdeep Bains. The Hill Times photographs

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

June 17, 2021

With federal political careers spanning two to nearly 28 years, 12 MPs who don’t plan on running for re-election offered their thoughts on the institution on June 15. The dozen MPs

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