Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith mentioned it’s “unimaginable to not really feel disrespected” after he was
ignored of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cupboard
announcement Tuesday.
“The way in which it performed out doesn’t sit proper,” he wrote in an announcement posted to X. “However I’m principally disillusioned that my group and I received’t have the prospect to construct on all we achieved with solely a brief runway.”
Erskine-Smith was appointed housing minister in former prime minister
Justin Trudeau’s final cupboard
, which was introduced in December 2024. When Carney took over as Liberal chief and prime minister in March, he
saved Erskine-Smith in housing
. However on Tuesday, he was changed by former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson, and didn’t obtain one other portfolio.
Erskine-Smith’s assertion drew some criticism. Being in cupboard “is a privilege, not an entitlement,” Sharan Kaur, the previous deputy chief of employees for Invoice Morneau, reminded the MP in a put up on social media platform X.
Nobody is assured a cupboard put up. Working once more with that expectation is misguided — and saying it out loud raises actual questions on motives. You serve in Cupboard on the pleasure of the Prime Minister. You don’t run to be in cupboard, it’s a privilege, not an entitlement. https://t.co/imxmwLzcnR
– Sharan kaur (@mssharankaur) Might 13, 2025
In January 2024, Erskine-Smith mentioned he deliberate to depart federal politics and wouldn’t run within the subsequent election. However after he was named to Trudeau’s cupboard he mentioned he had determined to run once more. In 2023, he ran for the Ontario Liberal management however misplaced to Bonnie Crombie.
Erskine-Smith is thought for being an outspoken MP and has even voted in opposition to his personal occasion. He mentioned he will probably be “returning to Parliament with a renewed sense of freedom.”
Learn the total textual content of his assertion:
Congratulations to new and outdated colleagues who had been sworn in as we speak. This second requires a succesful group able to get to work shortly.
It’s good to see a lot of colleagues obtain overdue recognition and I’m hopeful we’ll see lots achieved within the coming months.
I ran once more due to the chance to make a fair larger distinction across the cupboard desk and to assist repair the housing disaster. I’m not again in any position, sadly, so it could not shock you to study that it’s been a wierd day on my finish.
It’s unimaginable to not really feel disrespected and the way in which it performed out doesn’t sit proper. However I’m principally disillusioned that my group and I received’t have the prospect to construct on all we achieved with solely a brief runway.
Our formidable housing plan is larger than one individual, after all. I want the brand new minister nicely and hope we’ll see quick motion to unleash the market, double down on constructing neighborhood housing, tackle persistent homelessness, and deal with housing as a house first (and funding 2nd).
You by no means know what the long run holds. However for now, I’ll be working exhausting for my neighbours right here in Seashores—East York, restarting the
and returning to Parliament with a renewed sense of freedom.
Due to everybody who I’ve had the luck to work with within the housing and infrastructure position. Due to everybody who has had my again and reached out with form phrases. Due to Justin Trudeau for the chance to make a much bigger distinction.
Additionally I went for a run as we speak and this was my view, so life’s nonetheless good.
Additionally I went for a run as we speak and this was my view, so life’s nonetheless good pic.twitter.com/ECQMdJBJ4Z
— Nate Erskine-Smith (@beynate) Might 13, 2025
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