By Nojoud Al Mallees
Fraser made the announcement Monday morning at a information convention in Ottawa forward of a cupboard assembly and the autumn financial assertion.
His announcement comes as Chrystia Freeland additionally introduced she is leaving her cupboard submit as finance minister.
He mentioned he got here to this choice months in the past, whereas he was recovering from a again surgical procedure operation and was spending extra time together with his children at house.
“My children aren’t getting any youthful and so they’re going to wish their dad round,” he mentioned.
“Our path to making a household was a difficult one. We’ve skilled the very best of highs and the bottom of lows,” Fraser mentioned as he choked up on the microphone. “We have now had micro-preemies, prolonged hospitalizations, medical interventions and know the ache of shedding our one-day previous daughter Ruth, who I miss each day and who I really like very a lot.”
Fraser batted down a query suggesting he may be eyeing a run at Nova Scotia Liberal Social gathering management, after the social gathering was decimated in final month’s provincial election, holding on to simply two seats — the minimal quantity required to keep up official social gathering standing.
However he additionally didn’t rule it out.
“Right now will not be a few transition to some new political alternative. It’s about a possibility to transition to being a father who’s extra obtainable to his children,” he mentioned.
Fraser joins a rising listing of cupboard ministers exiting federal politics.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to chair a cupboard assembly on Monday.
Fraser, who was a frequent goal of Conservative assaults over the federal government’s dealing with of the immigration and housing information, was thought-about a robust communicator and rising star for the Liberals.
Fraser mentioned he’ll stay engaged in politics, however in what capability stays to be seen and mentioned in the present day’s announcement will not be a few transition to a different political submit.
Fraser was first elected as a Nova Scotia Liberal MP representing the Central Nova driving in 2015 and rapidly rose by the ranks of cupboard.
He held a number of parliamentary secretary posts earlier than he was named immigration minister in 2021.
Whereas in that job, the federal government considerably elevated its immigration targets, loosened the principles to the momentary overseas employee program and granted entry to a quickly rising variety of worldwide college students.
Political stress finally pushed the federal government to reverse a lot of these insurance policies, as critics raised considerations that prime inhabitants progress was eroding housing affordability and placing a pressure on companies.
Fraser was tapped for the housing file two years later because the Liberals labored to sort out a nationwide housing disaster, a problem that had develop into a major political legal responsibility for the federal government.
Rumours have been swirling on Parliament Hill {that a} cupboard shuffle is coming quickly to fill a number of vacancies and substitute Liberal ministers who not searching for re-election.
Filomena Tassi, the minister liable for the Federal Financial Growth Company for Southern Ontario, Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, Sports activities Minister Carla Qualtrough and Nationwide Income Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau have all introduced they aren’t searching for re-election.
Pablo Rodriguez left his position as transport minister and Liberal caucus member in September to run for Quebec Liberal management.
Randy Boissonnault left his submit as employment minister final month after weeks of questions concerning the Edmonton MP’s shifting claims of Indigenous identification and his enterprise dealings.
The following federal election is anticipated to happen by October 2025.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Dec. 15, 2024.
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