Former federal cabinet minister Kent Hehr to run for mayor

Former Liberal MP Kent Hehr, who left cabinet after allegations of sexual harassment, has announced that he is running for the post of Calgary mayor.
Hehr was elected as the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Calgary Centre in the 2015 federal election. Hehr was named Minister of Veterans Affairs in the federal Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau, on November 4, 2015, and was shuffled to be Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities in August 2017. Hehr resigned from cabinet on January 25, 2018, after allegations of workplace misconduct surfaced from when he was the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Buffalo. He lost his seat in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
“I was a progressive in this city before being a progressive was cool. So I know how to work with people of all political backgrounds,” Hehr said adding that he encourages people to read online about him on the allegations and make their own decisions.