
MP Earl Dreeshen announces he won’t be running in federal election
Earl Dreeshen, member of parliament for Red Deer-Mountain View, has announced he will not be running in the upcoming federal election.
In a statement dated Jan. 21, the MP shared that he will not be running as the Conservative candidate for Red Deer in an effort to make room for new voices.
Dreeshen was first elected as a Conservative Party of Canada MP to a previously existing “Red Deer” riding in 2008, before becoming MP for Red Deer-Mountain View in 2015 following boundary changes.
“In recent months, I have written and spoken on the theme of change. The winds of change are here, and the time for a new Conservative government is fast approaching,” he wrote in a letter posted to social media.