Montreal, Canada – The race to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party – and as the country’s prime minister – is well under way, with seven candidates throwing their names into contention.

Mr. Trudeau’s decision to call it quits—but not to leave office immediately—puts the Canadian government under the command of a lame duck for the next few months. It’s not a good look for Canada while Donald Trump is threatening to abrogate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and put 25% tariffs on Canadian goods.

Nepean MP Chandra Arya says he's been informed by the Liberal Party of Canada he's not permitted to run in the leadership contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.In a statement posted to social media,

The former Bank of England and Bank of Canada governor says he is considering running for leader of Canada’s Liberal Party and prime minister.

Trudeau’s departure is more embarrassing because it follows a bungled attempt to lay all the responsibility for a failed economic policy on his

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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.

Former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to run to lead the country's governing Liberal Party. In a statement posted on Friday to X, formerly known as Twitter, Freeland expressed her intention to run and said she would hold a formal campaign launch in the coming days.

Former MP who last held public office in 2011 has declared her candidacy to become next Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal party in the next election.

Trudeau’s policies went well beyond Biden’s — he passed a federal carbon-pricing system and successfully defended it against several challenges, something Democrats in the United States have never been able to do.

Arya’s exit from the race leaves six candidates: former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland, former banker Mark Carney, House Leader Karina Gould, Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste and former MPs Frank Baylis and Ruby Dhalla. The party will announce the winner of the race on March 9.

One of the seven Liberal leadership hopefuls says the party is not allowing him to run, as another high-profile cabinet minister endorsed Mark Carney on Sunday. Ontario member of Parliament Chandra Arya said the Liberal party informed him he's out of the running to be its next leader.