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He wasn’t on the stage but U.S. President Donald Trump’s shadow towered over the Liberal leadership race during Monday night’s French-language debate. The candidates — former central banker Mark Carney, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, former government House leader Karina Gould and former MP Frank Baylis — spent much of the debate talking about the…
By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted February 18, 2025 12:53 pm Updated February 18, 2025 4:59 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Former central banker Mark Carney is dominating the fundraising field in the race for the federal Liberal leadership. Financial data published by Elections Canada shows Carney…
By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted February 17, 2025 8:01 am Updated February 17, 2025 8:12 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s deadline day for candidates to pay up so they can stay in the running to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader — and the field…
Former Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre has still not submitted all the documents required to certify his candidacy in the Quebec Liberal Party leadership race, according to an anonymous source within the party. Speaking to The Canadian Press on condition of anonymity because the person is not authorized to speak publicly about the issue, the source said that…
By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted January 30, 2025 6:27 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he is dropping out of the Liberal party leadership race and backing former central banker Mark Carney. The MP for Sydney—Victoria made the announcement in…
By day’s end on Thursday, the race to become the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada — and the country’s 24th prime minister — had narrowed to five candidates. One of those remaining candidates vows to deport 500,000 “illegal immigrants”; another would halve the size of cabinet; another would cut the GST while…
Chrystia Freeland announced Friday she will run to become the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Freeland, once a staunch ally of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, announced her intentions in a short post on social media. “I’m running to fight for Canada,” she said in a statement issued “regarding the Liberal Party leadership…
Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark said Tuesday she will not run in the race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the federal Liberal Party. In a statement, Clark thanked the volunteers who had expressed interest in her potential candidacy and organizers who mobilized “on very short notice,” but said there wasn’t…
Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark, who is considering a run for federal Liberal leader, has backtracked on her claim this week that she’d never been a member of the Conservative party. Clark told CBC Radio’s The House that she is “very seriously” considering a leadership bid, but expressed disappointment with the short timeline for…
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he will not be running to become the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that he planned to step down as Liberal leader and as prime minister once the party selects its new leader. LeBlanc, who was appointed to the finance…
