Goldring did not run for re-election in 2015 following a string of incidents, including a controversial press release in the wake of the November 2014 harassment accusations against fellow Liberal Members of Parliament, Scott Andrews and Massimo Pacetti, by unnamed New Democratic Party colleagues.
A week after the passage of Hurricane Ivan over Grenada, Goldring visited the island as well as Barbados, St. Lucia, and Dominica, touring much of the destruction.
As reported by the Globe and Mail on 19 February 2010, Goldring sent out a pamphlet to his constituents describing Louis Riel as a villain with blood on his hands who stood in the way of Confederation.
[3] According to Métis historians and scholars[4] George and Terry Goulet Goldring's pamphlet was "riddled with numerous egregious errors and many omissions".
After a party on the evening of Saturday, 3 December 2011, Peter Goldring was stopped by the Edmonton Police Service, during a routine roadside spot-check to curb impaired driving.
[8] Goldring, who has publicly opposed the use of breathalyzers to catch impaired drivers, refused to provide a breath sample.