Conservative MP Damien Kurek gave his farewell address to the House of Commons as he waits to officially relinquish his seat so that Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre can run in a byelection in Kurek’s riding and rejoin Parliament.
“It is an honour to rise in my place and deliver what will be my farewell speech in this Parliament, for now,” Kurek said on May 29.
Kurek delivered his speech during time allotted for MPs to provide their responses to the speech from the throne, which was read by King Charles III on May 27.
Kurek mostly used his time to thank his constituents, his team of “grassroots Conservative supporters,” and his spouse. “I say to my wife, Danielle, that it is one person’s name on the ballot and on the election sign, but it is a team sport,” he said….