Navdeep Bains, minister of innovation, science and industry, has decided not to run in the next election and has stepped down as Minister. Bains has cited family as reasons for leaving but why he is really leaving federal politics is still not known. It’s really a mystery especially since he has had a close working relationship with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and has held the senior infrastructure post for a long while, excelling as a minister. But his exit points to a May federal election, which he said he will be fully involved to make sure his friend Justin returns to another majority government.

By DESIBUZZCanada Staff

With News Sources

OTTAWA – In a sudden turn of events, senior Trudeau Minister Navdeep Bains has decided to leave federal politics, announcing he will not be running in the coming election, which is expected to take place this May.

Bains, minister of innovation, science and industry, has stepped down citing family as reasons for leaving but why he is really leaving federal politics is still not known. It’s really a mystery especially since he has had a close working relationship with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and has held the senior infrastructure post for a long while, excelling as a minister.

 But his exit points to a May federal election, which he said he will be fully involved to make sure his friend Justin returns to another majority government.

Bains’ resignation forced Trudeau to do a minor cabinet shuffle involving a handful of ministers.

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne replaced Bains, and Transport Minister Marc Garneau moved to Foreign Affairs. Omar Alghabra was promoted to cabinet to take over Transport.

The move comes just ahead of a virtual cabinet retreat scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

Trudeau last shuffled his cabinet in August after the departure of former finance minister Bill Morneau, who stepped down from his position amid the WE Charity controversy to run for a job as the next secretary general for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Morneau was being investigated by Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion after revealing that he had to repay WE Charity $41,366 in travel expenses covered for him by the organization. Dion dropped his investigation in October.

Morneau was replaced by then deputy prime minister and intergovernmental affairs minister Chrystia Freeland who handed her responsibilities for relations between the provinces to Dominic LeBlanc while retaining the position of deputy prime minister in her now post.