DiNovo backs out of federal NDP leadership race after strokes
The Canadian Press
First posted: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 11:54 AM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 01:37 PM EDT
TORONTO - Toronto MPP Cheri DiNovo is pulling out of the federal NDP's leadership race because of health reasons.
DiNovo issued a statement Tuesday saying she suffered what doctors believe were two small strokes in recent weeks, which she called "a terrifying ordeal."
The veteran NDPer says she needs to spend the next month or so focusing on her health so she'll be able to return to the Ontario legislature for the fall sitting.
DiNovo raised eyebrows in June when she announced her bid to replace Tom Mulcair because she didn't have the $30,000 deposit required of federal NDP leadership candidates.
Instead, she declared herself an "unofficial" candidate for the NDP leadership, and said she would "fight for principles rather than for a position."
DiNovo, a United Church minister and advocate for LGBTQ rights, said she's confident another candidate will step forward who puts principles and values at the forefront of their campaign.
"I am so sorry that it cannot be me, but this was never about me anyway," the Parkdale-High Park MPP said in her statement. "It is about the principles and values of the brave souls who penned the Regina Manifesto and their legacy that so many still share."
The Regina Manifesto, signed in 1933, was the program of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, which merged with other groups to form the New Democratic Party in 1961.
NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo. (Antonella Artuso/Toronto Sun files)
DiNovo backs out of federal NDP leadership race after strokes | Canada | News |
The Canadian Press
First posted: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 11:54 AM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, August 02, 2016 01:37 PM EDT
TORONTO - Toronto MPP Cheri DiNovo is pulling out of the federal NDP's leadership race because of health reasons.
DiNovo issued a statement Tuesday saying she suffered what doctors believe were two small strokes in recent weeks, which she called "a terrifying ordeal."
The veteran NDPer says she needs to spend the next month or so focusing on her health so she'll be able to return to the Ontario legislature for the fall sitting.
DiNovo raised eyebrows in June when she announced her bid to replace Tom Mulcair because she didn't have the $30,000 deposit required of federal NDP leadership candidates.
Instead, she declared herself an "unofficial" candidate for the NDP leadership, and said she would "fight for principles rather than for a position."
DiNovo, a United Church minister and advocate for LGBTQ rights, said she's confident another candidate will step forward who puts principles and values at the forefront of their campaign.
"I am so sorry that it cannot be me, but this was never about me anyway," the Parkdale-High Park MPP said in her statement. "It is about the principles and values of the brave souls who penned the Regina Manifesto and their legacy that so many still share."
The Regina Manifesto, signed in 1933, was the program of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, which merged with other groups to form the New Democratic Party in 1961.
NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo. (Antonella Artuso/Toronto Sun files)
DiNovo backs out of federal NDP leadership race after strokes | Canada | News |