Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser is set to announce Monday he won’t run in the next federal election, creating another cabinet vacancy in the Liberal government that’s expected to be filled in a shuffle as early as this week.
Two senior federal government sources tell CTV News that Fraser has been considering a run at the Nova Scotia provincial Liberal leadership. The Nova Scotia Liberals lost decisively to the Progressive Conservatives last month in the province’s election.
Fraser’s office tells CTV News that he will have more to say on his future on Monday.
Fraser was first elected as an MP for the riding of Central Nova in 2015 when the Trudeau government first came to power. After serving as a parliamentary secretary for several years under different portfolios, Fraser was appointed immigration minister following …