Edmonton Mayor and a Former Vancouver Mayor to Run as Candidates for Liberals

Edmonton Mayor and a Former Vancouver Mayor to Run as Candidates for Liberals
Former federal cabinet minister and Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi, in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Jennifer Cowan
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Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi and former Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson are joining the federal Liberals to run as candidates in the upcoming election.

Sohi announced he will run in a newly formed riding within the city, Edmonton Southeast. The 61-year-old was a Liberal MP from 2015 to 2019 and served as a cabinet minister during the first term of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.