The Manitoba Liberals will run candidate Bob Axworthy in the upcoming byelection in the constituency of Fort Whyte.
Axworthy, the brother of former politician and current University of Winnipeg president Lloyd Axworthy, formally announced his candidacy during a news conference Wednesday morning.
Axworthy has lived with his wife and family in the Whyte Ridge neighbourhood for more than thirteen years.
The NDP has candidate Brandy Schmidt in the riding, while the Progressive Conservatives have newly-elected party leader Brian Pallister.
The byelection is September 4.