Biggest name in Canada’s race to replace Justin Trudeau
Canada's ruling Liberal Party is looking for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, announced on Jan. 6 he intended to step down. The Liberal Party will pick a new chief on March 9. Karina Gould,
Canada’s former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is running to be the country’s next prime minister after Justin Trudeau stepped down this month. Freeland, a Toronto-based MP, posted on X that she would officially launch her bid to become leader of the governing Liberal party on Sunday. “I’m running to fight for Canada,” she said.
Former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to run to lead the country's governing Liberal Party. In a statement posted on Friday to X, formerly known as Twitter, Freeland expressed her intention to run and said she would hold a formal campaign launch in the coming days.
Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MP Ken McDonald said he personally credits Freeland for reversing the decision to impose the carbon tax on home heating fuel, which mostly affected Atlantic Canadians and was widely seen as a blow to the carbon tax policy.
Following Justin Trudeau’s resignation, top contenders for the Liberal leadership include Melanie Joly, François-Philippe Champagne, and Anita Anand.
Less than five weeks after she resigned her cabinet seat over a dispute with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland has launched her campaign to replace him as the leader of the Liberal party.
Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as the prime minister of Canada and suspended parliament while his party appoints a new leader.
With Parliament prorogued, the Liberals will begin the process of finding a new leader as support for Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives grows
The experienced hand who can fix the economy. The tough negotiator who can take on a Donald Trump White House. The millennial long-hauler who can rebuild the party.
Government House Leader Karina Gould says she’s ready to throw her hat in the ring to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader. Gould says in a video posted to social media that
Government House leader Karina Gould confirmed Saturday afternoon that she's running in the Liberal leadership contest, becoming the youngest candidate so far to throw their hat into the ring to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.