Longtime Abbotsford MP Ed Fast Announces Retirement from Federal Politics

Longtime Abbotsford MP Ed Fast has announced his retirement from federal politics as of the next election. Fast informed the Conservative Party of Canada on Wednesday (March 13) that he will not seek re-election in October 2025. He released the information publicly on Thursday.

“It has been more than 18 years that I have served as Abbotsford’s representative in Parliament, and it’s now time for the next generation of leader to step forward and represent the residents of our community,” Fast said in a prepared statement. “I have asked our party leadership to begin an open and fair process to choose that leader.” Abbotsford West MLA Mike de Jong announced his retirement from provincial politics on Feb. 14 and said he had been approached to run as a Conservative candidate in the next federal election, but that he hadn’t yet made a decision. RELATED: Abbotsford MLA Mike de Jong to retire from provincial politics Fast said the Conservatives have assured him there is “no preferred candidate” for the soon-to-be-created riding of Abbotsford-South Langle

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