Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives to a press conference after meeting with provincial and territorial leaders at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, on March 21.Blair Gable/Reuters
Liberal Leader Mark Carney will be seeking election in the Ottawa-area riding of Nepean when an expected federal political campaign kicks off Sunday, two sources say.
The Globe is not identifying the sources because they are not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
As The Globe has already reported, Mr. Carney is set to ask Governor-General Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament Sunday, triggering a general election for April 28.
Mr. Carney’s decision to choose Nepean means both he and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will be running for seats in the Ottawa area. Mr. Poilievre is seeking re-election in the adjacent riding of Carleton.
The federal Liberals have won Nepean the last three elections. Liberal MP Chandra Arya, the incumbent, announced Thursday his nomination to run for the party again in Nepean had been revoked.
Mr. Arya last week released a letter from the Liberal Party that informed him it made the decision after “a thorough review of your eligibility to serve as a candidate” in the riding and based on “new information” made available to the party’s “Green Light Committee.”
The Liberal Party did not explain what new information had come to light.
The party also did not provide an explanation when it decided earlier this year not to allow Mr. Arya to run for the leadership race.