Canada’s Liberal leadership race: Who’s running to replace Justin Trudeau?
The race to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party – and as the country’s prime minister – is well under way, with seven candidates throwing their names into contention. The leadership hopefuls had until Thursday evening to meet a deadline to formally submit their candidacies before the party picks its new chief on March 9.
MP Jaime Battiste drops out of Liberal Party leadership race
Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he will be dropping out of the Liberal Party leadership race in favour of backing former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. The member for Sydney-Victoria joined the race on Jan.
The race to lead Canada’s Liberal Party hinges on handling Trump
T he sprint to succeed Justin Trudeau as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party has begun. Eight candidates have put their names forward ahead of the January 23rd deadline, but the race will almost certainly be won by either the former central-bank governor,
Jaime Battiste drops out of running for Liberal leadership
In a news release Thursday, the Liberal Party of Canada said that almost 400,000 registered Liberals had signed up to vote in the upcoming leadership race. It said that number was preliminary as the party continues to review applications and leadership ...
Who might replace Trudeau as Liberal Party leader?
Trudeau will step down from the role after nine years as PM once his governing Liberals find a new leader. They will announce the winner on 9 March. The new leader is expected to be soon thrust into a general election,
Fake Mark Carney images emerge as Canada leadership race heats up
Since Mark Carney became a candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, images appearing to show him with ...
Canada 'will stand up to a bully', says PM contender Carney over Trump tariffs
Mark Carney, the frontrunner to be the next Canadian prime minister, has said his country is "going to stand up to a bully" after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs of 25% on Canada. Speaking ...
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Canada's first Indigenous candidate for Liberal leader withdraws
Canada’s first Indigenous person to run for leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada has withdrawn. Sydney-Membertou MP ...
Canada inquiry found no evidence of ‘traitors’ in parliament, but warns against disinformation
A report on foreign interference in Canada has concluded that while some foreign entities tried to interfere in the country's ...
Canada: Chandra Arya excluded from Liberal Party’s leadership race, calls process into question
Arya thanked the hundreds of volunteers across Canada who worked “tirelessly” to “mobilise support” for his leadership ...
Denis Coderre’s candidacy for Quebec Liberal Party leadership in limbo
In recent months, media outlets have reported Coderre owes about $400,000 in taxes — more than $130,000 to Revenu Québec and ...
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Liberal party revokes candidacy for former View Royal mayor David Screech
David Screech says his candidacy for the Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke riding for a federal election has been revoked by the ...
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Liberal caucus coalesces around Carney in Ontario, Quebec, B.C., and Atlantic Canada
The former Bank of Canada governor has now more than doubled the number of endorsements received by top leadership rival ...