Former Justice Minister Lametti to Leave Politics, Join Law Firm

Published on January 25, 2024

Liberal MP and former Justice Minister David Lametti has announced he will leave politics at the end of January. “I am proud of what I have been able to accomplish as part of a progressive government,” the MP from the Montreal riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun wrote in his Jan. 25 resignation letter. Mr. Lametti had been removed from cabinet by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the summer shuffle last year. “This period has been challenging personally, as one might imagine,” wrote Mr. Lametti, who says he continued to do his best to fulfill his duties as an MP. Mr. Lametti in his letter goes over a list of things he accomplished while working on various portfolios and said his proudest work relates to his time as minister of justice and attorney general....