Former Vancouver mayor to run for Liberals in upcoming federal election

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 23, 2025 9:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Former Vancouver politician Gregor Robertson has announced helium volition beryllium running as the Liberal campaigner for Vancouver Fraserview–South Burnaby successful the upcoming national election.

In a connection Sunday, Robertson said helium had accepted an invitation to tally from Liberal Leader Mark Carney, who officially launched the predetermination earlier successful the day.

"We're facing unprecedented, urgent, analyzable challenges — and there's nary 1 amended prepared to pb america done them than Prime Minister Mark Carney," his connection read. 

The recently created riding mostly replaces Vancouver South, presently held by outgoing Liberal MP Harjit Sajjan. Sajjan, a furniture minister, announced successful January that helium would not question re-election and has endorsed Robertson's candidacy.

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Robertson's candidacy marks his instrumentality to authorities aft serving arsenic Vancouver's politician from 2008 to 2018. He besides served arsenic a New Democrat B.C. legislative subordinate successful the Vancouver-Fairview riding from 2005 to 2008.

The erstwhile politician says helium precocious had been moving connected clime argumentation internationally with the United Nations and serving arsenic planetary ambassador for the Global Covenant of Mayors.

The Conservatives website shows they person yet to denote a campaigner successful the riding while the NDP has nominated Manoj Bhangu, a small-business proprietor and assemblage advocate.