Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says her top rival Mark Carney appears to be “the choice of the Liberal establishment” as more federal cabinet ministers rally around the former Bank of Canada governor.

If Mark Carney wins the Liberal Party of Canada's leadership race, he would become prime minister without being a member of Parliament -- a situation some social media users claim would keep him from setting foot in the House of Commons.

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.

The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. Candidates had to declare by 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 23 with a $50,000 deposit towards a $350,

Gould joins former central banker Carney, former finance minister Freeland and MP Arya in meeting the Thursday deadline to enter the race

Ignatieff was once a major figure in Canadian liberal politics, serving as the Liberal Party of Canada and opposition leader in his time, but has since headed an university affiliated with liberal ...

BetaKit reached out to other declared Liberal leadership candidates, including Nepean MP Chandra Arya, businessman Frank Baylis, Sydney—Victoria MP Jaime Battiste, and former Brampton MP Ruby Dhalla, for their stance on the capital gains tax rate changes but did not hear back by press time.

Freeland is now running for both the next leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada. But as Freeland started her speech at a children's club in Toronto on Sunday, about a dozen ...

OTTAWA--Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland, who's vying to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and the country's prime minister, plans to repeal an increase in the capital-gains tax, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The former central banker for the UK and Canada pitched himself as a someone who can help a country navigate economic challenges.

The Liberal caucus met on Parliament Hill Thursday to plot election strategy but the biggest conversations were largely about who sitting MPs will back in the upcoming vote to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as their leader.

MP for Kingston and The Islands Mark Gerretsen is endorsing Mark Carney for the next Liberal leader. On March 9, 2025, the Liberal Party of Canada will announce the next leader of their party. Currently there are five candidates vying for the role. Chandra Arya, Jaime Battiste, Frank Baylis, Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland.