The race to lead Canada’s Liberal Party hinges on handling Trump
Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland are the frontrunners
The sprint to succeed Justin Trudeau as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party has begun. Five candidates have entered the race ahead of the January 23rd deadline, but it will almost certainly be won by either the former central-bank governor, Mark Carney, or Mr Trudeau’s former deputy prime minister and finance minister, Chrystia Freeland. Another former minister in Mr Trudeau’s cabinet, 37-year-old Karina Gould, is running with the aim of bringing back to the Liberal Party the younger voters who have deserted it for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives. Liberal Party members will choose their new leader on March 9th.
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