UCP MLA Pat Rehn introduced Saturday that he won’t run for re-election for the Lesser Slave Lake seat this spring.
Serving the neighborhood and county has been “the privilege of a lifetime,” Rehn stated in a latest letter to constituents.
“Whereas I stay up for serving you till the expiration of my mandate, I additionally see keen people in search of to place their names ahead to characterize our constituency.”
Rehn, who was elected in 2019, confronted loads of warmth through the pandemic when he traveled outdoors the nation in opposition to COVID-restriction mandates.
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Former premier Jason Kenney kicked Rehn out of the caucus in 2021 for not representing his constituents.
“I’ve mr. Rehn repeatedly requested to be extra current in his constituency. He ignored calls from me, UCP caucus management and his constituents to take action,” Kenney stated on the time.
Slave Lake council additionally stated that Rehn didn’t present as much as conferences, to caucuses, and customarily didn’t successfully characterize his using. The council wrote a letter in 2021 asking him to resign, however he didn’t.
As for the upcoming election, Danielle Larivee, the NDP candidate who served the using from 2015-2019, has been nominated by the occasion for the vacant seat.
– With recordsdata from Fletcher Kent, International Information
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