International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda is resigning her seat as an MP, making a quiet exit from a problem-plagued term and gently opening the door for the summer cabinet shuffle pundits have been predicting.
But that shuffle won’t be happening, according to reports.
Oda will be replaced in her post by Julian Fantino, currently associate minister of National Defence, charged with handling the F-35 purchase that attracted controversy over a $10-billion price discrepancy.
In a post on her website Tuesday, Oda announced she had given Prime Minister Stephen Harper notice two weeks ago that she would vacate her seat as the MP for Durham, Ontario, on July 31.
Calls to her office for comment were deferred to the statement she posted with no further explanation given.
In the statement, Oda said it was an honour to have served and thanked her staff.
