Boissonnault resigned from cabinet in November amid controversy over his business dealings and skepticism about his claims of Indigenous identity.
Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, shown here in Ottawa in October, announced on social media Friday that he will not be running in the next federal election. Former cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault says he will not run again in the upcoming federal election.
In a statement posted to X Friday, the former cabinet minister says the past year "has been an incredibly difficult one for me and my family." Bratt said that in January — a time when Boissonnault was still enthusiastically running — Edmonton Centre was not a winnable riding for the Liberals.Marcel Wieder, a Liberal strategist based in Toronto, said Boissonnault probably made the right decision.
Boissonnault's move had fuelled speculation about where Prime Minister Mark Carney would run, before he announced he would run in the Nepean riding in Ottawa.The NDP and Conservative party both have candidates in Edmonton Centre: Trisha Estabrooks and Sayid Ahmed, respectively.
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