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Conservative MP Ed Fast, left; Mike Murray, who worked as Fast's executive assistant' and Steve Schafer, vice-preisdent of the Langley-Aldergrove riding association. Fast recently announced he will not run in the next federal election campaign.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of Facebook

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

March 25, 2024

Conservative MP Ed Fast, who has served in the House of Commons since 2006 and who was the international trade minister under prime minister Stephen Harper from 2011 to 2015, has announced he will not seek re-election.

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