Ontario Speaker Says He Will Not Seek Re-election on Next Provincial Ballot

Ted Arnott, Speaker of Ontario's Legislative Assembly, speaks during a ceremony for the unveiling of the Platinum Jubilee Garden at Queen's Park, in Toronto, on Sept. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul

Ontario House Speaker and longtime Conservative MPP Ted Arnott has announced he will not run in the next provincial election.

The Wellington-Halton Hills MPP said his current term will be his last, closing a chapter on a political career that has spanned more than three decades.