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A Quebec imam who touched hearts across the country and around the world with his homily on the 2017 massacre in a Quebec City mosque is considering running in an upcoming byelection for the Liberal Party of Canada.

Hassan Guillet, the spokesman for the Quebec Council of Imams, said he is considering seeking the federal Liberal nomination in Saint-Léonard–Saint-Michel.

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A byelection to replace Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio, who announced his resignation in April, could be announced in the near future. Di Iorio is still sitting as MP.

Guillet acknowledged to La Presse that he had been approached by the federal Liberals, but said his mind was not yet 100-per-cent made up. However, he said he had announced to Muslims in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, 45 kilometres southeast of Montreal, where he preaches, that his sermon Friday “could be the last one for some time.”

Guillet said he respected the Liberal Party of Canada for its “openness, multiculturalism and respect for others.”