The first Indigenous person to serve as justice minister, Wilson-Raybould said in her letter she would be sharing more details about her future plans soon. Wilson-Raybould is the second Indigenous woman to announce this year that she will not run for re-election while also calling out the toxicity of federal politics. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, who is Inuk and represents Nunavut for the NDP, said last month she will not run again. In 2018 she introduced Bill C-75, a massive piece of criminal justice legislation, part of which included measures to diversify juries. Bennett then texted Wilson-Raybould: “Pension?” — suggesting Wilson-Raybould didn’t want an election this year as it would jeopardize her ability to collect a pension.

Source: thestar July 08, 2021 14:14 UTC