Tom Lukiwski, Member of Parliament for Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan, today announced he will not run in the next election.
Lukiwski was elected to Parliament in 2004 as the first candidate for the newly merged Conservative Party of Canada in the Regina-Lumsden-Lake Centre constituency. He won that seat four times until federal constituencies were redistributed, after which he twice won the new constituency of Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan.
鈥淭he greatest honour of my life is serving the people of these two constituencies. Because I won narrowly the first time, I never forgot the lessons of the power of the people and the importance of earning and keeping their trust.鈥�
In his first election in 2004, Lukiwski won his seat, on recount, by only 122 votes. In 2019, his margin of victory grew to over 24,000 votes.
Throughout the Stephen Harper government, Lukiwski served as Parliamentary Secretary to Government House Leaders over a nine-year period. In both government and opposition, he served on numerous Parliamentary committees including serving asChair of the Government Operations Committee from 2015-2019.聽
Lukiwski says he is proud to have helped many people in the constituency and to have participated in major changes at the national level.聽
鈥淚n addition to working for my constituents, passing Bill C-18, which eliminated the Canadian Wheat Board's Single Desk marketing power on August 1, 2012, is something I鈥檓 very proud of. This leadership by our government resulted in economic opportunities throughout my constituency that I see every day.鈥�
As for the reasons for his departure, Lukiwski simply said 鈥渋t鈥檚 time鈥�.
鈥淪eventeen years is a long time. This has been the greatest chapter of my life, but every chapter must end. It鈥檚 time to bring in new blood to keep the Conservative cause strong in Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan.鈥�
