Scarborough MP Shaun Chen to resign due to health issues
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Scarborough MP Shaun Chen announced his resignation on Monday, citing “significant health issues.”
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The Liberal member of parliament representing the riding of Scarborough North said in a statement on X that he was injured in a serious car accident last fall, which he said caused “significant health issues,” preventing him from commuting to the nation’s capital as often as the job requires.
“After discussing the situation with my family, I have decided that it is best for me to step down as Member of Parliament,” Chen said.
“Thank you to my colleagues, to my family, and most importantly to the people of Scarborough North who have placed their trust in me,” Chen said.
He said his resignation is effective Aug. 15
Chen was first elected to Parliament in 2015, having previously worked in local politics as a TDSB trustee and chair.
PM thanks Chen
Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a statement on X in response to Chen’s resignation, thanking him for his years of service to the people of Scarborough North.
“Your advocacy for young people and your work to combat racism have made a real difference in your community and across Canada,” Carney said.
“Wishing you a full recovery and best of luck for what comes next. I know you’ll keep making a difference for years to come,” the prime minister added.
Several MPs leaving Parliament Hill
Chen is the latest MP to resign this year, with three byelections set for Aug. 31 in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.
Voters in the Beaches—East York riding are heading to the polls later this month after Nate Erskine-Smith resigned in early July to make a bid for the Ontario Liberal Party’s nomination in the riding of Scarborough Southwest , which he lost in May.
Meanwhile, voters in Quebec’s Chicoutimi—Le Fjord are heading to the polls after Carney named Conservative MP Richard Martel to the Senate.
Residents in B.C.’s North Vancouver—Capilano are also set to pick a replacement for Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson, who left the post to become Canada’s ambassador to the European Union.
Other ridings with outgoing MPs include Quebec’s Laurier—Sainte-Marie, where former Liberal cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault will officially vacate his seat later this month, and Brantford–Brant South, where Conservative Larry Brock is leaving Parliament to work at the Crown attorney’s office in Brantford.
The prime minister has between 11 and 180 days after a seat is officially vacated to call a byelection.