OTTAWA – The Wellington-Halton Hills MP has decided he will not be seeking the Conservative party leadership.
Michael Chong announced this on his Twitter page Friday morning. He said in his post foreign policy will remain his focus. Chong is the party’s foreign affairs critic.
In an interview on Tuesday, Chong said he had yet to decide if he would run as leader.
So far, Carleton MP Pierre Poilievre, Haldimand-Norfolk MP Leslyn Lewis and former Quebec premier Jean Charest have put themselves forward in this leadership race.
Chong previously ran in the 2017 party leadership race, placing fifth among 14 candidates.
The party will be picking its next leader on Sept. 10.
