Longtime Winnipeg politician Dan Vandal won’t seek re-election

A longtime Winnipeg person says helium won’t beryllium moving successful the adjacent national election.

Dan Vandal, who has represented the St. Boniface—St. Vital riding since 2015, made the announcement Thursday afternoon.

Vandal, 64, antecedently served arsenic metropolis councillor for St. Boniface from 1995-2004, and again from 2006-2014. He ran for politician of Winnipeg successful 2004, finishing 2nd to Sam Katz.

“It is clip to determination connected to the adjacent signifier of my beingness aft galore years of representing Winnipeggers,” helium said successful a statement. “I look guardant to completing my word arsenic MP and delivering for my constituents until the adjacent election.

“I convey the citizens of Saint Boniface—Saint Vital for choosing maine arsenic their typical successful Ottawa. Listening and acting connected your concerns arsenic ever been a precedence for maine and my office. I convey you for your spot successful me.”

Vandal, presently Minister of Northern Affairs, called his acquisition successful Justin Trudeau’s furniture “a tremendous privilege,” and said helium supports the premier minister’s continued leadership.