Mark Carney to run for seat in Ottawa's Nepean riding

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 22, 2025 8:19 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

Prime Minister Mark Carney volition tally successful the Ottawa riding of Nepean successful the adjacent national election, according to the Liberal Party.

"Ottawa is where Mark Carney raised his family, devoted his vocation to nationalist service and ever gave backmost to his community," the enactment posted connected the societal media level X Saturday night. 

The riding has been held by Liberal MP Chandra Arya since 2015, but the 62-year-old learned Thursday that the enactment had removed him arsenic their candidate.

Arya had already been nominated to tally again. He had antecedently tally against Carney successful the Liberal enactment race, wherever he dismissed the importance of knowing French earlier having his information revoked.

WATCH | How constituents reacted to Arya's removal: 

Carney has ne'er held elected office. He became premier curate soon aft winning the Liberal enactment earlier this month.

The riding wherever helium volition question to go an MP borders the riding of Carleton, where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is moving for an eighth word arsenic an MP.

Sources person confirmed to CBC News that predetermination time volition beryllium connected April 28.

Carney is expected to inquire the Governor General connected Sunday to dissolve Parliament, marking the opening of a national predetermination campaign.

But for many, the run already seems to beryllium underway, with each parties holding events crossed Canada. Carney besides paired up with comedian Mike Myers in a caller video posted connected Saturday.