Calgary MP Len Webber not seeking re-election

Joey Chini · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 23, 2025 12:46 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

Conservative Member of Parliament Len Webber volition not question to clasp his spot representing the riding of Calgary Confederation successful the upcoming national election.

Webber has represented the national Calgary riding for astir a decade, and earlier that sat successful the Alberta Legislature for 3 presumption arsenic the MLA for Calgary-Foothills.

According to the biography leafage connected his website, Webber is the seat of the Alberta Conservative Caucus and currently sits connected aggregate parliamentary committees.

During his clip arsenic an Alberta MLA, helium served arsenic a furniture curate nether erstwhile premier Ed Stelmach.

He notably discontinue the Alberta Conservative caucus successful 2014 to beryllium arsenic an autarkic successful protestation of the enactment of then-premier Alison Redford.

"It has been an honour to beryllium the elected Member of Parliament for Calgary Confederation since 2015, but the clip has travel to walk the torch," Webber said successful a connection posted to societal media Saturday night. 

"I privation to convey profoundly my constituents for their ongoing enactment and encouragement. This was not an casual decision, but 1 that I have travel to aft agelong and thoughtful consideration."

He added helium remains supportive of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and said helium volition bash what helium tin to assistance the Conservatives triumph the election.

Webber brought guardant a backstage member's measure that simplified becoming an organ and insubstantial donor by allowing Canadians to specify their intent to motion up arsenic a donor done their yearly income taxation return. The measure was passed with unanimous approval in 2021, aft which Ontario and Nunavut implemented the change.

His enactment successful the Alberta Legislature years anterior besides paved the mode for the instauration of the Alberta Organ and Tissue Donor Registry.

The Liberal Party of Canada selected Thomas Keeper to tally in Calgary Confederation successful the national election, portion Keira Gunn volition tally for the New Democrats.

It's unknown who the Conservatives volition choose to tally successful Webber's place.