Ottawa MP barred from running in Liberal leadership race

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Chandra Arya will not run for the Liberal Party leadership after all.

The Ottawa MP announced. On social media that he “will not be allowed to enter the leadership race.”

Arya, who has represented the riding of Nepean since he was first elected in 2015, put his name forward as a candidate in early January following the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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“While I await their official communication, I am considering my next steps,” Arya said in the post. “This decision raises important questions about the legitimacy of the leadership race and, by extension, the legitimacy of Canada’s next prime minister.”

Liberal Party spokesman Parker Lund confirmed in an email that Arya “will not be running for leader of the Liberal Party.”

Arya’s exit leaves six candidates in the running: former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, former banker Mark Carney, House Leader Karina Gould, Nova Scotia MP Jaime Batiste and former MPs Frank Bayless and Ruby Dhalla.

The party will announce the winner of the race on March 9.

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