This is the last week former Liberal cabinet minister Scott Brison will serve as a Member of Parliament.
In a farewell speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Brison — who abruptly resigned from his role as president of the Treasury Board last month — told parliamentary colleagues he will resign effective Feb. 10.
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Brison has represented the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants for 22 years both in opposition and in government.
In his speech, Brison said no matter where he has sat, he has always tried to make a difference for those he serves.
“You can make a positive difference in the lives of Canadians from any seat in the House,” he said.
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At the time he announced his resignation from cabinet, he had said he wasn’t sure if he would remain on as an MP until the end of the session in June.
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Last week, Brison’s lawyers applied for and won standing in the criminal breach of trust case against Vice-Adm. Mark Norman, citing a need to ensure Brison “is not subjected to unjust and unfounded intrusion and attacks upon his privacy and reputation.”
Brison was cited by RCMP in the initial application for a search warrant against Norman that the leak of which he is accused hampered the ability of Brison and the federal cabinet to do due diligence in re-evaluating a sole-sourced contract for an interim joint supply ship with Quebec’s Davie Shipyard.
Brison is set to be a star witness for the Crown in that trial, scheduled to start this summer and wrap up just days before the October election.
— More to come …
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