Former cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault says he will not run again in the upcoming election.
The Liberal party had confirmed Boissonnault as a candidate in Edmonton Centre, a riding he won in 2015, lost in 2019, then reclaimed in 2021.
In a statement posted to X today, the former cabinet minister says the past year had been a difficult one for he and his family.
Boissonnault resigned from cabinet in November amid controversy over his business dealings and skepticism about his claims of indigenous identity.
The move is sure to further fuel speculation about where Prime Minister Mark Carney will run, who grew up in Edmonton and skated with his beloved Oilers hockey team on Thursday….