Toronto Centre MP Marci Ien Won’t Seek Re-election in 2025, Stepping Away From Federal Politics

Image Credit
https://www.them.us/stroy/canada[records-exposed-anti-lgbtq-laws https://x.com/CanadianPM/status/143041229231542279/photo/1 https://x.com/MarciIien/staus/189813593855586787
DOWNLOAD MEDIA
Translate video
To translate this video to French or another language:
  1. Start playing the video
  2. Click CC at bottom right
  3. Click the gear icon to its right
  4. Click Subtitles/CC
  5. Click Auto-translate
  6. Select language you want

Toronto Centre MP Marci Ien Won’t Seek Re-election in 2025, Stepping Away From Federal Politics

By Fred Alvarado Fred is a community journalist with FOCUS MEDIA ARTS CENTRE

Marci Ien, the Liberal MP for Toronto Centre, has announced that she will not seek re-election in the 2025 Canadian general election. Ien, who was born in St. James Town, has represented the riding since winning a by-election in October 2020.

Appointed Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth in 2021 by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ien worked on issues affecting marginalized communities and supported local initiatives, including funding summer youth positions at Regent Park Focus Media Arts Centre. Before her political career, Ien was known as a broadcaster and co-host of CTV’s The Social.

In her announcement video, Ien reflected on her time in office and her connection to the Toronto Centre community. Her departure marks a transition for Regent Park and surrounding neighbourhoods, where her work on youth programs and local projects has had a visible presence. As Toronto Centre prepares for new leadership, Ien’s exit leaves questions about the future of community-focused advocacy in the area.

 

Comments

We encourage comments which further the dialogue about the stories we post. Comments will be moderated and posted if they follow these guidelines:

  • be respectful
  • substantiate your opinion
  • do not violate Canadian laws including but not limited to libel and slander, copyright
  • do not post hateful and abusive commentary or any comment which demeans or disrespects others.

The Community Media Portal reserves the right to reject any comments which do not adhere to these minimum standards.

Comment

Submitted by Kendall Stephens (not verified) on Thu, 04/10/2025 - 10:59

What a disappointment!! Marci came in with such a bang, and worked so intensely for our riding, that her decision to leave politics after such a short time has me questioning why we voted for her in the first place. For somebody so willing to share so much about herself to convince us to elect her, I feel she needs to be more publicly forthcoming about her reasons for leaving us so abruptly. I now question her sincerity during her time in office, which is sad because it was one of the main reasons many people voted for her initially.

Add new comment

CAPTCHA
Image CAPTCHA
Get new captcha!
Enter the characters shown in the image.
Video Upload Date: March 21, 2025
Regent Park Focus Youth Media Arts Centre
Regent Park Focus Youth Media Arts Centre

FOCUS Media Arts Centre (FOCUS) is a not-for-profit organization that was established in 1990 to counter negative media stereotypes of low income communities and provide relevant information to residents living in the Regent Park area and surrounding communities.

We seek to empower marginalized individuals and under represented communities to have a voice, through the  use of professional training, mentorships and participatory based media practices that enable the sharing of stories, experiences and perspectives on relevant matters and issues. In brief our mandate is to empower marginalized individuals and under-serviced communities to have a voice and tell their own stories.

 

Website:
http://www.focusmediarts.ca
Ontario
-
Regent Park (TO)

Recent Media