Liberal Kim Craitor resigns Niagara Falls seat
Posted September 24, 2013 3:23 pm.
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Liberal MPP Kim Craitor is resigning his seat in Niagara Falls.
Premier Kathleen Wynne says Craitor is stepping down immediately.
Craitor was first elected in 2003 and was a municipal politician before entering provincial politics.
“I thank him for his service and wish him luck in his future endeavours,” Wynne said in a statement.
Craitor was known for not always toeing the party line, including skipping the final vote on contentious legislation forcing new contracts on public school teachers.
“While it is never a good time to leave, after ten very productive and rewarding years, now I need to put my health and family first,” he said in a statement.
Wynne said a byelection to fill the vacancy will be called within the next six months.
— With files from The Canadian Press
