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Conservative MP Scott Aitchison will announce his resignation from Parliament as soon as Wednesday, Global News has learned.
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News → announce → Wednesday
Aitchison will be the eighth MP to leave Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative caucus since the 2025 election.
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Aitchison → leave → election
Aitchison was in Newfoundland and Labrador Tuesday and did not respond to questions but a source who requested anonymity and who is in close contact with the Parry Sound – Muskoka MP said he informed Poilievre a week ago about his intention to resign his seat.
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he → respond → seat
Aitchison, who ran and lost against Poilievre for his party’s leadership in 2022, is expected to provide more details about the timing of his resignation when he issues a statement either Wednesday or Thursday.
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he → run → statement
The source said he expects Aitchison will resign before the House of Commons rises for its Christmas break in December.
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House → say → December
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The Hill Times first reported that Aitchison was likely to resign his seat.
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Aitchison → get → seat
Aitchison, 53, was first elected in 2019, taking over the Ontario cottage country riding that had been held by Tony Clement from 2006 to 2019.
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that → elect → 2019
The riding should be considered a relatively safe Conservative seat though Liberal Andy Mitchell held the riding from 1993 to 2006 and made it into former prime minister Paul Martin’s cabinet.
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Mitchell → consider → cabinet
The source close to Aitchison did not provide any specific reason for Aitchison’s decision other than to say that, after 30 years as an elected official, Aitchison believes it is time to try something else.
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it → provide → something
Aitchison worked in financial services and real estate before becoming the mayor of Huntsville, Ont. in 2014.
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Aitchison → work → 2014
He was first elected to the town council in Huntsville at the age of 21.
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He → elect → 21
He is seen as a centrist in the Conservative caucus and was his party’s housing critic.
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He → see → caucus
Earlier this year, Aitchison and Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman led a fundraiser for LGBTQ+ refugees, an initiative that was seen as a way for the Conservative party to demonstrate its support for the rights of gender and sexual minorities.
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party → lead → minorities
“We’re all God’s creatures and we’re all loved, and we all deserve to be loved and we all deserve to feel safe and secure,” Aitchison told The Canadian Press in June.
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Aitchison → ’re → June
“I believe that it’s important for all of us to — not to preach that, but to demonstrate that.”
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all → believe → that
The departure of Aitchison is sure to raise yet again, more questions about Poilievre’s leadership.
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departure → raise → leadership
Since the spring of 2025, four MPs deserted the Conservative benches to sit with Mark Carney’s Liberals; one left to sit in the Senate as an independent; and three, including Aitchison, have simply quit politics.
There are currently six vacant seats in the House of Commons and, when Aitchison makes his announcement, there will be seven.
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