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Saskatoon An “unfocused agenda” at Saskatoon city hall has prompted former cabinet minister Rob Norris to start exploring a mayoral bid in 2020.

Norris said he has been approached recently by numerous people upset with Saskatoon city council who have encouraged him to consider a mayoral campaign in November of 2020.

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The former Saskatchewan Party MLA and minister of advanced education cited a number of issues that residents have raised with him.

“They’ve raised some concerns about things going on at city hall,” Norris said in an interview Friday. “Certainly, I’m in the process of giving it very serious consideration.”

Norris said his intention is different from 2016 when he also considering running for mayor before bowing out a couple of months before the October election.

In 2016, Norris said his willingness to run hinged on whether former mayor Don Atchison intended to seek an unprecedented fifth term in office. Once it became clear Atchison was running again, Norris opted out.