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.
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Canada’s first Indigenous person to run for leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada has withdrawn.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 Jaime Battiste is now endorsing former Bank of Canada head Mark Carney. In a statement posted to his politician Facebook page Thursday night around 7 p.
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,
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.
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,
Jaime Battiste drops out of running for Liberal leadership
OTTAWA — Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he is dropping out of the Liberal party leadership race and backing former central banker Mark Carney.
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 ...
CEO of Canada’s 2nd biggest company defends Trump’s tariff demands, slams Trudeau for not stopping trade war
These are things that every Canadian wants its government to do, too. These are not crazy demands, even if they came from an ...
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 ...
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 ...
'He's a tested product': Island MPs in full support of Mark Carney for Liberal leadership
Mark Carney made a stop in Prince Edward Island on Saturday, backed by all four of the province's members of Parliament who ...
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Canada: The Race To Replace Trudeau
Following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement in January that he will resign, two candidates have early ...
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 ...