Former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada
Former finance minister turned disrupter Chrystia Freeland kicked off her campaign to be the next Liberal leader at a launch in her Toronto riding on Sunday.
Chrystia Freeland is running to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader and prime minister. Freeland was the most senior minister in Trudeau’s cabinet until she resigned as finance minister and deputy PM in December 2024.
She is pitching herself as the best option to oppose incoming US president Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Chrystia Freeland, the former Canadian finance minister who helped bring Justin Trudeau’s political career to an end when she resigned in December, has joined the race to replace him as prime minister.
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday announced that she would take part in the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party.
The former finance minister and deputy prime minister joined former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney and Government House leader Karina Gould in the race.
What do you think would make Chrystia Freeland want to run for the Liberal leadership now, especially given the Liberals are polling so low? I’ve been asked a lot over the past few weeks: Do I think that she’s going to throw her hat in the ring?
A leadership race has begun after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Jan. 6 that he would be stepping down as party leader and prime minister.
Former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to run to lead the country's governing Liberal Party. In a statement posted on Friday to X, formerly known as Twitter, Freeland expressed her intention to run and said she would hold a formal campaign launch in the coming days.
Chrystia Freeland says she is the only potential Liberal party leader who can stand up to President Donald Trump and his proposed tariffs on Canadian exports to the U.S. “Donald Trump doesn’t like