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Feb 10, 2025 6:39 PM - The Canadian Press

Justice Minister Arif Virani won't run in next election

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The Toronto-area MP says he made his decision after doing "considerable soul searching" over the past several weeks.(Photo: The Canadian Press)

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.

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

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