Mayor thanks outgoing MP

Outgoing Member of Parliament Anthony Rota received a fond farewell from Mayor Peter Chirico at Tuesday night’s council meeting.  

“Thank you to our MP Anthony Rota for his years of service, dedication and diligence in serving the constituents of Nipissing-Timiskaming over those years,” he says.  

Rota, who began his political career on city council from 1994 to 1997, was first elected to Parliament in 2004.  

In 2011, he lost his seat to Conservative Jay Aspin by 18 votes.  

Four years later, Rota defeated Aspin by over 11,000 votes and has been the riding’s MP ever since, winning re-election again in 2019 and 2021.   

“Thank you so much for your service to this community and all of our northern communities, it’s been appreciated,” says Chirico. “Enjoy your retirement, have some fun and bon chance.” 

Of note, the 2006 election pitted Chirico as the Conservative candidate against the Liberal’s Rota, who won by nearly 5,000 votes.  

He was also Speaker of the House of Commons from early December 2019 to late September 2023.  

Five candidates are running to fill Nipissing-Timiskaming’s seat in the House of Commons in Monday’s federal election.  

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