Former Liberal cabinet minister Bill Blair has resigned his seat in the House of Commons as the prime minister announced he will be appointed Canada’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that he intends to appoint Blair as high commissioner in a Feb. 2 release from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The update also noted that National Security and Intelligence Advisor Nathalie Drouin will be appointed as ambassador to France and Monaco.
