Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada.

Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says her top rival Mark Carney appears to be “the choice of the Liberal establishment” as more federal cabinet ministers rally around the former Bank of Canada governor.

Chrystia Freeland, former Canadian Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, is reportedly planning to launch her candidature for Liberal Party leadership, which would also place her in the race for the position of prime minister following Justin Trudeau's resignation.

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

Pro-Palestinian protesters and a significant endorsement of her rival for the Liberal Party leadership have marred former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s campaign launch for the job of Canada’s next prime minister.

She is pitching herself as the best option to oppose incoming US president Donald Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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.

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.

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

TORONTO (AP) — Chrystia Freeland, whose abrupt resignation ... to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada. Freeland said Friday in a statement posted on X that ...

TORONTO (AP) — Chrystia Freeland, whose abrupt resignation ... to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada. Freeland said Friday in a statement posted on X that ...

TORONTO (AP) — Chrystia Freeland, whose abrupt resignation ... to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada. Freeland said Friday a statement posted on X that she ...