Andrew Leslie is just the latest Liberal MP to take a pass on the October election. But the only really unusual thing about the list of Liberal incumbents opting not to run again is that, by the standards of first-term governments, it's pretty short. Another five former Liberal MPs now sitting as Independents have not yet confirmed their plans for October. That brings to 18 the number of ridings where the Liberals won't have an incumbent on the ballot in October. On Wednesday, Ontario Liberal MP Andrew Leslie announced he was not seeking re-election this fall.

Source: CBC News May 02, 2019 07:52 UTC