Chrystia Freeland, whose abrupt resignation as finance minister last month forced Justin Trudeau's exit as prime minister, said she is running to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada.
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.
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.
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.
Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MP Ken McDonald said he personally credits Freeland for reversing the decision to impose the carbon tax on home heating fuel, which mostly affected Atlantic Canadians and was widely seen as a blow to the carbon tax policy.
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?
After nine years, the NDP-Liberals have created economic misery. Through it all, Chrystia Freeland has been Trudeau’s right-hand woman, supporting his plan to quadruple the carbon tax at the pump to 61 cents per litre by 2030.
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, 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.