Retiring From Public Life
On Dec 15th, 2006, Cline announced that he would not be seeking re-election. On April 19, 2007, the Saskatchewan New Democrats in the constituency of Saskatoon Massey Place selected Cam Broten to be the candidate in the next provincial election. Broten won the nomination on the first ballot after a three-way race. 400 people were in attendance at the nomination meeting. On April 23, 2007, Cline stated the following about Broten:
"Cam Broten is young, enthusiastic, intelligent, hard-working, and absolutely dedicated to the ideas and values at the heart of Saskatchewan’s success ... I have every confidence that he will prove to be an outstanding representative for Saskatoon Massey Place." (Saskatchewan Hansard, April 23, 2007, p. 1363)
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| Name | Cline, Eric |
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| Short description | Canadian politician |
| Date of birth | 12 August 1955 |
| Place of birth | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
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