This week saw former central banker Mark Carney officially announce his candidacy for leader of the Liberal Party and thus the prime minister’s office. In a speech in Edmonton defined by long pauses, he promised a “plan,” not a “slogan,” taking care to pronounce each word so that they rhymed.
Carney coronation? We Liberals love a coronation. Mark Carney is likely to be the next prime minister of Canada. He’s also likely to lose the next election, badly. In 1958, Lester B. Pearson lost, badly.
Even the second time around, their focus has been on highlighting his supposed madness rather than trying to get a fix on his method
Last week, the Liberal party detailed its new requirements for party membership and, accordingly, for voting for its new leader in March. It claimed the changes would protect “the integrity of our democratic process,” but the measures are blatantly insufficient to ensure that the next prime minister is not chosen by a foreign state.
It might seem like a distant memory now, but it's worth remembering that every major federal party ran in 2021 on a platform that included a consumer carbon tax.Nearly every single Liberal, NDP and Conservative MP who currently sits in the House of Commons — up to and including Pierre Poilievre,
Chrystia Freeland, whose abrupt resignation as finance minister last month forced Justin Trudeau's exit as prime minister, said she is running to be the next leader of the
Chrystia Freeland, the former deputy prime minister, sought to distance herself from Mr. Trudeau in a public letter criticizing him for “costly political gimmicks.”
Chrystia Freeland blew up the career of her top political ally, Justin Trudeau. Now, she is taking on an old friend, the former central banker Mark Carney.
Chrystia Freeland, whose abrupt resignation as finance minister last month forced Justin Trudeau's exit as prime minister, said she is running to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada.
Canada's ruling Liberal Party is looking for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced on Jan. 6 he intended to step down. The Liberal Party will pick a new chief on March 9.
Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal party and prime minister of Canada. She said in a statement posted on social media Friday morning she will launch her campaign officially on Sunday.
Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s former deputy prime minister, whose sudden resignation in December helped set the stage for Prime