About a month after stepping down as premier, Brian Pallister is now resigning as member of the legislative assembly representing the riding of Fort Whyte in Winnipeg. Pallister said he decided to run for PC party leader on the eve of the 2011 election. He was first elected MLA for Fort Whyte in 2012, the same year he became party leader for the Tories. Pallister stepped down as party leader and as premier on Sept. 1. "I leave my seat in the legislative assembly excited to see Manitoba on the eve of having our first woman as premier," Pallister said in a statement.

Source: CBC News October 04, 2021 20:55 UTC