Former federal minister and Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is tossing his hat into municipal politics, confirming he’s after a Toronto city council seat in this fall’s election.

Erskine-Smith, who served as MP for Beaches-East York, confirmed to Global News Tuesday he’ll be running for the council seat for Ward 19 Beaches-East York.

The longtime politician’s run has been hinted at for weeks after he failed to secure the Ontario Liberal nomination for the riding of Scarborough Southwest for the upcoming provincial byelection.

The 42-year-old former lawyer was first elected to the riding in 2015 when the Liberals surged through much of Canada with…

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