Long-time eastern Ontario politician Jim McDonell retiring
Posted Nov 24, 2021 02:41:00 PM.
A long-time eastern Ontario politician is retiring.
Jim McDonell, Progressive Conservative MPP for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, says he won't run for a fourth term at Queen's Park.
In a statement released on Tuesday, November 23, on Facebook, McDonell says, “The time has come to pass the torch.”
McDonell was first elected as an MPP in 2011 and won re-election again in 2014 and 2018.
Prior to entering provincial politics, McDonell served three terms as a township councillor and was mayor of South Glengarry from 2003 until 2011.
He says he will remain active in continuing to improve the quality of life in Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry.
McDonell would retire on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, as Ontarians go to the polls the next day.
