Jaffer attempts political comeback, launches mayoral campaign

Once celebrated as Canada’s first Muslim MP—and later mired in scandal—Rahim Jaffer is launching a political comeback with a promise to revive Edmonton’s economy.

Source: Rebecca Lees

Once celebrated as Canada’s first Muslim MP—and later mired in scandal—Rahim Jaffer is launching a political comeback with a promise to revive Edmonton’s economy.

Standing in his Whyte Avenue restaurant on Wednesday, the former Reform and Conservative MP announced his candidacy for mayor, saying years of watching the city decline finally pushed him back into public life.