OTTAWA — Conservative Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux says he will resign his seat in the House of Commons after days of intense speculation that he would cross the floor to the governing Liberals.

In a letter obtained by National Post, Jeneroux said he informed Conservative Party MP Chris Warkentin on Thursday of his intention to resign from Parliament at an unspecified date.

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“It was not an easy decision, but it is, I believe, the right one,” he wrote. He does not specify why he is suddenly resigning from Parliament, to which he was first elected in 2015.

The resignation means two Conservative MPs have left the caucus in dramatic fashion in three days, dealing a significant blow to party leader Pierre Poilievre less than three months before a leadership review.

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