By Canadian Press

Justice Minister Arif Virani won’t run in next election

Feb 10, 2025 | 11:34 AM

OTTAWA — Justice Minister Arif Virani says he won’t be running in the coming federal election.

Virani says in a social media post that the past decade in public office has taken a toll on his family life.

The Toronto-area MP says he made his decision after doing “considerable soul searching” over the past several weeks.

Virani is the latest Liberal MP to decline to seek re-election as the party faces an uphill battle against a popular Conservative party.

The three-term MP was first elected in 2015 in the big wave that swept Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals into office.

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Virani beat high-profile NDP MP Peggy Nash in the progressive downtown riding of Parkdale—High Park.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 10, 2025.

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press