Liberals revoke Chandra Arya's nomination, after removing him from leadership race

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 21, 2025 12:25 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Chandra Arya, a Liberal backbench MP whose short-lived bid to regenerate Justin Trudeau arsenic person was rejected by the party, says helium has been dropped arsenic the campaigner for the Ottawa riding of Nepean. 

The 62-year-old has represented the riding since 2015.

National run manager Andrew Bevan informed Arya of the determination successful a missive Thursday, conscionable days earlier an expected predetermination call.

The determination to region him comes astir 2 months aft the enactment besides told Arya it would not judge him arsenic a campaigner for the enactment leadership.

Arya had already been nominated, but the missive says caller accusation obtained by the party's "green airy committee" led the run co-chair to urge that his "status arsenic a candidate" beryllium revoked.

Bevan does not see immoderate details astir the caller information.

Arya, who shared the missive connected his Facebook page, says being an MP was the "responsibility of my life."

Liberals cull candidacy

"While this quality is profoundly disappointing, it does not diminish the profound honour and privilege it has been to service the radical of Nepean — and each Canadians — arsenic their Member of Parliament since 2015," helium wrote.

The enactment besides refused to supply immoderate accusation erstwhile it rejected Arya's candidacy for the enactment contention successful January.

The determination opens an Ottawa spot arsenic an enactment for Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has frankincense acold not declared which riding helium intends to tally successful during the election.

Various Liberals person suggested Carney could tally successful Edmonton, wherever helium grew up; successful Toronto, wherever the Liberals thin to bash well; oregon successful Ottawa, wherever helium present lives.

Carney is wide expected to sojourn Rideau Hall to motorboat the predetermination connected Sunday, for a ballot connected either April 28 oregon May 5.