Conservative MP Kellie Leitch will not seek re-election in 2019. "I have concluded, however, that the time has come for me to serve in other ways, including as a surgeon and volunteer." "She has been a valued member of the caucus for a long period of time," said Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer. Scheer won the leadership race and subsequently left Leitch out of his shadow cabinet. Leitch was also one of two MPs to front a 2015 Conservative campaign promise to establish a tip line for reporting "barbaric cultural practices" to the RCMP.

Source: CBC News January 24, 2018 02:45 UTC