Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is expected to formally announce his bid to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau late next week, a source close to his campaign told CBC News.
After Trudeau's resignation on Monday, these are the top five contendors who are in race to succeed him as the Canadian Prime Minister.
Americans will be hit by a "Trump tariffs tax" if the US president-elect increases customs duties on Canadian products.
Foreign Minister Melanie Joly will not run for Liberal leadership. Up to now, Joly was widely considered a potential successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who recently announced he would resign as leader of the Liberal party.
He was tapped by the prime minister to chair a task force on economic growth last September, after being heavily courted to join the Liberal team. Carney was then rumoured to be joining Trudeau’s cabinet as finance minister, replacing Chrystia Freeland. But Freeland resigned, sparking a political crisis, and Carney did not end up in cabinet.
US-Canada trade war looms as President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his inauguration with no signs of backing out of proposed tariffs
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is expected to resign, sparking speculation about his successor. Potential candidates include Dominic LeBlanc, Chrystia Freeland, and Mélanie Joly.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said she won’t enter the leadership race to succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will provide an update on Canada's efforts to stop punishing U.S. tariffs this morning following meetings in Washington on border security, trade and investment Thursday.
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani says he'll work to improve the 'toxic' Canada-U.S. relationship when he travels to Washington to watch his friend J.D. Vance take the oath of office as U.S. vice-president on Monday.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the federal cabinet are set to gather near the nation’s capital next week as Donald Trump celebrates inauguration day in Washington. Trudeau’s office says a cabinet retreat has been set for Jan. 20 and 21 to talk about defending Canadian interests in the face of Trump’s tariff threat.