Nate Erskine-Smith says he feels ‘disrespected’ after being dropped
Toronto MP Nate Erskine-Smith, never one to shy away from voicing his opinion, put out a frank statement on being dropped from cabinet.
Erskine-Smith was promoted to housing minister by Trudeau in December, but has been replaced in that role by former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson.
“I ran again because of the opportunity to make an even bigger difference around the cabinet table and to help fix the housing crisis,” Erskine-Smith wrote on X.
“It’s impossible not to feel disrespected and the way it played out doesn’t sit right. But I’m mostly disappointed that my team and I won’t have the chance to build on all we accomplished with only a short runway.”
Erskine-Smith, who ran for the Ontario Liberal leadership, went on to write “you never know what the future holds,” but said, for now, he returns to Parliament “with a renewed sense of freedom.”
