Tory MP Kurek Bids House of Commons Farewell ‘For Now’

Conservative MP Damien Kurek, who announced he would give up his seat so party leader Pierre Poilievre can run in a byelection, arrives for a meeting of the Conservative caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on May 25, 2025. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press

Conservative MP Damien Kurek gave his farewell address to the House of Commons as he waits to officially relinquish his seat so that Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre can run in a byelection in Kurek’s riding and rejoin Parliament.

“It is an honour to rise in my place and deliver what will be my farewell speech in this Parliament, for now,” Kurek said on May 29.