Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi, a former Liberal cabinet minister, 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.
Robertson will be running in Vancouver Fraserview-South Burnaby, another newly established electoral district that will predominantly take the place of Vancouver South, which is currently held by outgoing Liberal MP Harjit Sajjan.
The former minister of emergency preparedness announced in January he would not seek re-election and has expressed support for Robertson’s candidacy….