Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc has been diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia but says he will continue to work as he begins treatments. LeBlanc, the MP for the Beauséjour riding in New Brunswick, announced the diagnosis in a statement posted to Twitter on Wednesday. The disease is at a stage that allows LeBlanc to schedule treatments in a way "that will have minimal impact on his work," the statement said. Trudeau reactsPrime Minister Justin Trudeau shared words of support for LeBlanc on Twitter. We’re all thinking of you today, @DLeBlancNB, but we also know you’ll continue to excel as a Minister and MP.

Source: CBC News December 06, 2017 17:32 UTC