WINNIPEG – Kelvin Goertzen, a veteran Manitoba politician who briefly served as premier, has announced he will not run in the next election.

Goertzen, 56, said after 22 years in the legislature, he wants to clear the way for someone else, and announcing his intentions now gives prospective candidates time to prepare.

“It really was about giving the party and the local (constituency) association time to work through a nomination process, and to also give sort of advance notice for those who might be looking to run,” Goertzen said in an interview Wednesday.

The timing also coincides with the completion of some key projects in his area, including hospital and highway upgrades, he said.

Goertzen has represented the Steinbach constituency, southeast of Winnipeg, for 22 years. He plans to st

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