New Democrat MP Daniel Blaikie to Resign His Seat, Work for Manitoba Premier

Elmwood-Transcona NDP MP Daniel Blaikie delivers remarks at the Canadian National Prayer Breakfast in Ottawa on May 2, 2019. The Canadian Press/David Kawai

A New Democrat member of Parliament is resigning his seat for a job with Manitoba’s NDP government.

Daniel Blaikie says he will step down from his Elmwood-Transcona seat in Winnipeg at the end of March, after almost a decade in federal politics.