Heard On The Hill

Former Liberal minister makes history in Edmonton mayoral race

Plus, new ambassadors are selected but not announced, and the House gets a new seat composition.

Former Liberal cabinet minister Amarjeet Sohi, who served in Prime Minisiter Justin Trudeau's cabinet from 2015 to 2019, was elected as the new mayor of Edmonton on Oct. 18.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ALICE CHEN

October 20, 2021

Former Liberal cabinet minister Amarjeet Sohi has returned to his municipal political roots. Mr. Sohi, who was the MP for Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta., from 2015 to 2019, was elected Oct. 18 as the new mayor of Edmonton. He won the federal riding in 2015 by a razor-thin margin...

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