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CALGARY — Former MP Martha Hall Findlay has announced her candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership saying the party has to stop trying to be all things to all people.

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She said the Liberals must show courage if they are to win back respect and regain power.

“The Liberal party proved in the 1990s that it had the guts to do what was right — fiscally and economically,” she said of the deficit-cutting Liberal government of the day. “It was tough, but it was right. And we must show that kind of courage again.

“The Liberal party must have the courage to no longer try to be everything to everyone. We must stand for what we believe is right.”

Hall Findlay, who also sought the party’s top job in 2006, is another high-profile candidate for the party’s top job. She came forward Wednesday on the first official day of the leadership campaign.

“In 2006 there were some who questioned my run for leadership. But soon most were calling it gutsy. Before long people were coming up to me all the time to say how much I inspired them,” Hall Findlay said as she made her announcement in Calgary.