Former B.C. Premier Christy Clark says she’s not running in federal election [Video]

Former B.C. Premier Christy Clark says she’s not running in the upcoming federal election for the Liberal Party.

In a social media post Monday, Clark said she received “lots of encouragement and good wishes from Liberals and many other friends from across the country,” noting that Canada is facing a “critical moment.”

She did not give a reason in her social media post about why she’s not running as a candidate.

Clark was premier from 2011-2017 and leader of the B.C. Liberal Party, which was never affiliated with the federal Liberals. 

She expressed interest in replacing former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the federal Liberal leadership race, but bowed out days after she had to walk back a claim that she was never a member of the Conservative Party.