Original sentence: He was narrowly defeated by a Conservative candidate in the 2011 federal election.On December 16, 2010, Fonseca resigned from cabinet to run for the federal Liberals in the riding of Mississauga East—Cooksville
Edited sentence: And, finally, Fonseca's resignation was poorly timed to coincide with a report on workplace safety that fell under his portfolio as the Minister of Labour.First, Fonseca's departure was seen as an embarassment to Premier Dalton McGuinty, as McGuinty learned of his federal candidacy via the media rather than Fonseca himself.Fonseca's loss was considered especially devastating because the Conservative candidate who defeated him, Wladyslaw Lizon, struggles to communicate in English.On December 16, 2010, Fonseca was appointed the federal Liberal candidate in Mississauga-East Cooksville.On May 2, 2011 Fonseca was narrowly defeated as the Liberal Party of Canada's traditional stronghold in the Greater Toronto Area was breached.Queens Park veterans were astounded that a sitting minister would leverage such an important part of his ministerial porfolio to his personal political advantage.Second, Fonseca circumvented a highly competitive nomination fight to become the local Liberal candidate after allowing it to go on for four months, despite later claiming he had always wanted to jump to federal politics.The manner in which he was appointed generated significant controversy for several reasons.This left observers confused as to why he did not simply enter the nomination contest when it was called rather than wait four months for an appointment