Mark Carney to run for Liberal Party in Nepean riding

The new party leader asked the governor general to dissolve Parliament on Sunday, setting the stage for a general election that will be held April 28.

Published Mar 22, 2025

Last updated Mar 23, 2025

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Mark Carney, who won the Liberal Party leadership on March 9, will now run for a seat in Parliament representing Nepean. Photo by Tony Caldwell /PostmediaArticle content

Liberal Leader Mark Carney will run in the riding of Nepean in the upcoming election, a party source confirmed Saturday evening.

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Carney, who won the leadership on March 9, will be running for the Ottawa seat held since 2015 by Liberal MP Chandra Arya.

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However, the party told Arya this past week that his candidacy for the next general election had been revoked.

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In a social-media post, Arya posted a letter from the Liberal Party of Canada that said it had conducted a thorough review of his eligibility, and “after careful consideration, based on a review of new information … the national campaign co-chair is recommending the revocation of your status as a candidate.”

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A former governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, Carney has been a resident of the Rockcliffe Park community in Ottawa since returning to this country from England in 2020.

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Carney met Sunday with Governor General Mary Simon to ask that she dissolve Parliament, setting the stage for a general election. She agreed and the vote will be April 28.

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