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

Prime Minister Mark Carney will run in the Ottawa riding of Nepean in the next federal election, according to the Liberal Party.

"Ottawa is where Mark Carney raised his family, devoted his career to public service and always gave back to his community," the party posted on the social media platform X Saturday night. 

Carney added that he's "honoured" to be running in Nepean.

"This next election will be one of the most consequential in our lifetimes. Let's get to work," Carney posted on X.

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

Arya had already been nominated to run again. He had previously run against Carney in the Liberal leadership race, where he dismissed the importance of knowing French and later had his nomination revoked.

WATCH | How constituents reacted to Arya's removal: 

Residents in the riding of Nepean react to Chandra Arya not being allowed to run as a Liberal

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The longtime MP had his nomination revoked by the Liberal Party. He’s been MP of the area since 2015.  

Carney has never held elected office. He became prime minister shortly after winning the Liberal leadership earlier this month.

The riding where he will seek to become an MP borders the riding of Carleton, where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is running for an eighth term as an MP.

Sources have confirmed to CBC News that election day will be on April 28.

Carney is expected to ask the Governor General on Sunday to dissolve Parliament, marking the beginning of a federal election campaign.

But for many, the campaign already seems to be underway, with all parties holding events across Canada. Carney also paired up with comedian Mike Myers in a new video posted on Saturday.

A Liberal source said Carney's team approached the provincial Liberals in Nepean on Friday, after Arya's Thursday evening post that the party had revoked his nomination.

The source said Carney's team asked the provincial Liberals what kind of help they could provide in the leader's campaign. The source expected, at the very least, provincial volunteers to go door to door for the federal campaign.

The source said they expect Carney to have a campaign launch event in Nepean sometime next week.