MP Yasir Naqvi Drops Parliamentary Role in Possible Provincial Liberal Leadership Bid

Naqvi rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 9, 2022. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi has stepped down from his role as a parliamentary secretary in order to possibly run for leadership of the provincial Liberals.

Naqvi will continue to hold his Ottawa Centre seat but will no longer act as the parliamentary secretary for both the president of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and the minister of emergency preparedness.