Former justice minister and Montreal MP David Lametti says he’s resigning from public workplace as of the top of this month.
Lametti made the announcement Thursday, saying in an announcement that he resigns with “combined feelings” however his constituents would profit from a change.
He was first elected in 2015, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed him as federal justice minister and legal professional common in 2019.
The previous legislation professor remained in that position till he was shuffled out of cupboard final July and changed with present Justice Minister Arif Virani.
“It’s with some disappointment that I’m leaving a dream job. Because the adjustments made to cupboard in the summertime of 2023, I’ve continued to do my finest to fulfil my duties as a member of Parliament,” he stated.
“This era has been difficult personally, as one may think, and I sincerely imagine that after eight intense years, constituents of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun — and I’m certainly one of them — would profit from a change of voice and magnificence.”
Lametti stated he was one of many longest-serving Liberal justice ministers of the previous few a long time, and his assertion listed accomplishments together with passing 13 payments.
He stated he’s becoming a member of the Fasken Martineau DuMoulin legislation agency, the place certainly one of his focuses might be on Indigenous legislation.
Reflecting on his earlier title as justice minister, Lametti stated in his letter that he served “throughout a unprecedented time.”
That included “a pandemic, an occupation of border crossings and downtown Ottawa necessitating the invocation of the Emergencies Act and a battle in Europe,” he wrote.
“I’m happy with the position I performed in every of those conditions.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 25, 2024.
Stephanie Taylor and Michel Saba, The Canadian Press
