in the spring election with a plurality over 50%. In the fall of 2011 there was some speculation that Bruinooge would seek the leadership of the Progressive Conservative party of Manitoba. On January 4, 2012 the Winnipeg Free Press reported that Bruinooge would remain in Ottawa and not seek the leadership. Bruinooge held a consultation in Winnipeg with industry and business leaders from across Manitoba to discuss a renewal of the government's Global Commerce Strategy. Bruinooge announced his plans to not seek re-election in January 2015. Electoral record (Winnipeg South) All electoral information is taken from Elections Canada. Italicized expenditures refer to submitted totals, and are presented when the final reviewed totals are not available. Footnotes External links Rod Bruinooge 1973 births Living people Conservative Party of Canada MPs Film festival founders Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba Métis filmmakers Métis politicians People from Thompson, Manitoba University of Manitoba alumni Canadian people of Dutch descent Indigenous Members of the House of Commons of Canada 21st-century Canadian politicians Canadian Métis people