OTTAWA — Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland endured more than a dozen disruptions to her Liberal leadership launch speech on Sunday as protesters shouted her down and banged on a door at the Toronto venue.

Chrystia Freeland, the former deputy prime minister, sought to distance herself from Mr. Trudeau in a public letter criticizing him for “costly political gimmicks.”

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.

Freeland has vowed to fight for Canada, including using counter-tariffs to exert economic pressure on the US, where Trump will take office as US president on Monday. He has threat

Former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada

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.

In a sparsely worded post on the social media platform X, the former finance minister and deputy prime minister said simply that she's "running to fight for Canada."

Canada's former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland launched her campaign Sunday to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and prime minister, pitching herself as the best option to oppose

Former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to run to lead the country's Liberal Party. In a statement posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday, Freeland said she would hold a formal campaign launch in the coming days,

0:37 Chrystia Freeland enters Liberal leadership race: ‘Running to fight for Canada’ Ahead of a planned Sunday launch for her Liberal leadership bid, former deputy prime minister Chrystia ...

0:37 Chrystia Freeland enters Liberal leadership race: ‘Running to fight for Canada’ Chrystia Freeland announced Friday she will run to become the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.