OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he knows his suburban Ottawa riding well but could evidently use some brushing up on its geography.

“I know Nepean well… from Barrhaven to Bells Corners and in between,” said Carney, when asked Sunday why he chose to run in the district, located southwest of downtown Ottawa.

One issue with the prime minister’s answer is that Bells Corners falls entirely outside of Nepean’s boundaries, after being transferred to neighbouring Kanata in <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;the 2022 federal redistribution.&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://redecoupage-redistribution-2022.ca/ebv/en/?locale=en-ca&amp;prov=on&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" href="https://redecoupage-redistribution-2022.ca/ebv/en/?locale=en-ca&amp;prov=on" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click">the 2022 federal redistribution.</a>

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he knows his suburban Ottawa riding well but could evidently use some brushing up on its geography.{ai:summary}Prime Minister Mark Carney misidentified the boundaries of his suburban Ottawa riding, Nepean, during a recent interview. He mentioned Bells Corners as part of Nepean, despite it being transferred to Kanata in the 2022 federal redistribution. This misstep raises questions about his familiarity with the area he aims to represent. #politics

Carney says he knows his new riding well, but flubs reference to local neighbourhoods

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