Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi will be running for the Liberal Party of Canada in the federal election, which was called Sunday.
Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi will run in the Edmonton Southeast riding in the federal election, which is set for April 28.
Sohi was expected to run, and issued a statement saying he had been asked. But he had not confirmed that he would be doing so.Sohi previously served as a Liberal MP for Edmonton Mill Woods from 2015 to 2019. That constituency has since been split into two new ridings: Edmonton Southeast and Edmonton Gateway.A city spokesperson told CBC News earlier this week that a member of city council can run for federal or provincial office, without having to take a leave of absence.
If they're elected, however, then they will have to resign from council, the city said. Council would then appoint a councillor to serve as chief elected official until the end of the term, to make sure the mayoral office is not vacant. Nicholas Frew is a CBC Edmonton reporter who specializes in producing data-driven stories. Hailing from Newfoundland and Labrador, Frew moved to Halifax to attend journalism school. He has previously worked for CBC newsrooms in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Before joining CBC, he interned at the Winnipeg Free Press. You can reach him at [email protected].
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