Saskatchewan Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall resigns from House of Commons

Saskatchewan Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall resigns from House of Commons DAVID BAXTER OTTAWA THE CANADIAN PRESS PUBLISHED 1 HOUR AGO UPDATED 1 MINUTE AGO Open this photo in gallery: Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall, pictured here in 2025, said she originally planned on finishing her term but did not offer a reason for her exit as the member of Parliament for Yorkton–Melville. SPENCER COLBY/THE CANADIAN PRESS COMMENTS SHARE SAVE FOR LATER Listen to this article Learn more about audio Log in or create a free account to listen to this article. Saskatchewan Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall officially resigned from the House of Commons on Monday, making her the 10th MP to step down this year. Wagantall announced in June that she would resign at the end of August. She said she originally planned on finishing her term but did not offer a reason for her exit as member of Parliament for Yorkton–Melville, a riding she’d represented since 2015. Ontario Conservative Larry Brock is also expected to resign this month. After representing Brantford–Brandt South–Six Nations since 2021, he now plans to go back to his old job as a Crown prosecutor. The House of Commons is set to return on Sept. 21 with three new Liberal MPs elected in Monday’s by-elections, all of which were triggered by resignations. Liberals claim victory in three federal by-elections On Monday, the Liberals held on to two seats previously represented by former cabinet ministers Jonathan Wilkinson and Nate Erskine-Smith. Wilkinson stepped down for a diplomatic appointment as Canada’s ambassador to the European Union. Erskine-Smith planned to run for the Ontario Liberal leadership but that plan ended when he lost a nomination contest to run for the provincial party in a by-election in Toronto. He is now seeking a seat on Toronto’s city council. Former Quebec Conservative Richard Martel’s seat of Chicoutimi–Le Fjord is now in Liberal hands after Monday’s by-election. Martel left the House to take a Senate appointment in July. The year of resignations began with former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland’s official departure in January, initially to take an economic advisory position with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. She began a job as CEO of the Rhodes Trust on July 1. Steven Guilbeault officially resigns Montreal seat of Laurier-Sainte-Marie Former cabinet minister Bill Blair then left his Toronto seat for a posting as high commissioner in the U.K. His posting was…