Carolyn Bennett Stepping Down as Liberal MP for Toronto-St Paul’s After 26 Years

Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Carolyn Bennett rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 30, 2023.The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Longtime Liberal Carolyn Bennett says she is retiring as the MP for Toronto-St. Paul’s after 26 years.

The former family doctor delivered her final speech in the House of Commons just a week before her 73rd birthday, saying she made a tough decision in 1997 to leave medicine for a career in politics but has never regretted it.