Conservative MP Scott Aitchison, who ran for the party’s leadership in 2022, says he will resign his seat at the end of the fall parliamentary sitting as he looks to pursue “new opportunities.”
Aitchison announced his decision Sept. 30 after 30 years in public life, saying it had been the “honour of a lifetime” to serve his constituents.
“To the people of Parry Sound–Muskoka who placed their trust in me, and those who I disagreed with but promised passionate representation to, I hope I have made you proud,” Aitchison said in a statement posted to social media.
Aitchison said he had worked to “build consensus, cut through the bureaucracy, and make life better for the people who placed their trust in me.”…