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,

Five candidates have entered the race ahead of the January 23rd deadline, but it will almost certainly be won by either the former central-bank governor, Mark Carney, or Mr Trudeau’s former deputy prime minister and finance minister,

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

Freeland was elected to the House of Commons in 2013, two years before Trudeau took office with a majority in 2015. During that election, she drummed up media attention by attempting to enter the men-only Cambridge Club where a Conservative cabinet minister was set to speak.

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.

Gould joins former central banker Carney, former finance minister Freeland and MP Arya in meeting the Thursday deadline to enter the race

OTTAWA--Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland, who's vying to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and the country's prime minister, plans to repeal an increase in the capital-gains tax, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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.

Chrystia Freeland announced this morning that she will enter the leadership race for the head of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada.

Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers remarks on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Credit: AP/Spencer Colby “After a robust and secure nation-wide process, the Liberal Party of Canada will ...

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.