Conservative MP Luc Berthold says he has prostate cancer but not stepping down

By The Canadian Press on January 5, 2025.

MONTREAL – Conservative MP Luc Berthold has announced he has prostate cancer.

The longtime member of Parliament for Quebec’s Mégantic – L’Érable federal riding shared the news on social media today.

Berthold said in a Facebook post that the cancer is treatable but will require an operation that he expects to receive in the coming weeks.

Berthold said he has no intention of stepping down and will remain his party’s candidate in the next federal election for the newly-created riding of Mégantic-l’Érable-Lotbinière.

Berthold was first elected under the federal Conservative banner in 2015 and won reelection in both 2019 and 2021.

He previously served as mayor of Thetford-Mines, Que., from 2006 to 2013.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 5, 2025.

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