We’re tracking the potential contenders to lead Canada’s Liberal Party. This Star graphic will update as candidates confirm they are in — or out — of the running.

The Star asked six of its regular political commentators to defend their preferred choice for who should lead the Liberal party after Justin Trudeau.

OTTAWA—Mark Carney, the former Canadian and U.K. central banker, formally declared his interest in succeeding Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party and the country’s prime minister, promising an economic agenda focused on lifting it from a period of stagnant growth.

A former leader in Canadian politics remarked on how the 2010s and the 2020s have shown staggering defeats for liberalism, but argued the ideology is worth saving.

Gisele Kapterian, the tech executive backed by former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has won the preselection for the blue-ribbon Liberal seat of Bradfield, beating prominent Voice campaigner Warren Mundine.

With Parliament prorogued, the Liberals will begin the process of finding a new leader as support for Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives grows

Cabinet ministers, a former central banker and a one-time provincial premier are all reportedly eyeing the top job.

Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party said late on Thursday it will choose a new leader on March 9 ahead of the 2025 elections for which polls show the party in a very weak position.

The Tasmanian Liberal government's leader in the upper house is facing accusations she has breached party rules by actively supporting her son — an independent candidate — to replace her.

"We are at that moment where a big tent Republican Party is very realistic," said Will O'Neill, the new chair of Orange County GOP who recently served as mayor of Newport Beach.

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