EDMONTON – The mayor of Alberta’s capital city says he’s been asked to consider running in the upcoming federal election for the Liberal Party.
Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi was a Liberal member of Parliament from 2015 to 2019 and served as a cabinet minister during former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s first term.
Sohi says in a statement that he’ll have more to say about his political future in the coming days.
His comment comes after he appeared Thursday at a news conference with Prime Minister Mark Carney, where the Liberal leader said he hopes Sohi will continue to serve Alberta and Canada.
Edmonton has nine federal ridings and one of those seats is occupied by Liberal member of Parliament Randy Boissonnault.
Sohi became mayor two years after losing his seat in 2019 to Conservative candidate Tim Uppal.
