Freeland was finance minister until she quit on Dec. 16, citing a disagreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the state of the country’s finances

She has been trade minister, foreign minister, deputy prime minister, and finance minister. During US president Donald Trump’s first term, she drove the 2019 North American Free Trade Agreement with the US and Mexico.

With just one week left before the Liberal race concludes, candidate Chrystia Freeland stopped in Edmonton on Saturday, trying to secure more votes within the party. “I’m a true northern Alberta girl,

Politics reached out to a senior Freeland campaign source on their path to victory, and they laid out a four-pillar plan that sought to take advantage of her popularity amongst key groups and shifting political grounds.

A source within the Carney campaign said whoever wins the leadership race will “need a strong mandate to take strong actions,” while Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday that if she wins, she’ll talk to the premiers and business and labour leaders before making a decision.

The four candidates vying to become the next leader of Canada’s Liberal party have made the case during a debate why they are best suited to deal with U.S.

With polls and fundraising pointing to former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney as the front-runner, Freeland still sees a possible path to victory in a race that, much like global politics as a whole, has been dominated by the disruptive decisions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

A Mainstreet Research survey shows Carney with a solid lead among registered Liberals — and former finance minister Chrystia Freeland coming in second. The poll suggests 43 per cent of Liberal supporters would vote for Carney on the first ballot, while 31 per cent would choose Freeland.

The candidates will gather in a Montreal film studio for a debate in French. Former TVA-Québec anchor Pierre Jobin will moderate.

Chrystia Freeland made an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, where she discussed the leadership race and how she’s ready to take on Trump.

The Liberal leadership candidate joined the growing ranks of high-profile Canadian politicians taking to U.S. airwaves to spread their message since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump

“If he hits us, we’ll hit back.” Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidates Karina Gould, from left, Frank Baylis, Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney take part in the English-language ...