Justin Trudeau to resign as leader of Liberal party and PM after party concludes leadership race

[gocanoeing]

原来是挖坑，土豆太阴了

愿者跳坑
无怨无悔

 

[zyu2024]

最好让卡尼上，换人试试

得着加拿大人的智慧了， 他曾提出废掉美元的储备货币地位. 川大爷不喜欢.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-jacksonhole-carney-idUSKCN1VD28C/

 

[Happy68]

Today is a good day.

 

[zeus190]

自由党坑了民众10年，实在搞不下去才临时换个党魁，这就能解决民怨？那加拿大民众真是蠢得活该倒霉到底。

你还别说。我在downtown这边上班，很多居住在市中心的同事都是土豆和头巾的死忠。人家没车没房，每年一千多的碳税返现领得美滋滋的。认为食品价格高涨单纯是保守党支持的贪婪资本家造成的。

 

[阿土仔]

你还别说。我在downtown这边上班，很多居住在市中心的同事都是土豆和头巾的死忠。人家没车没房，每年一千多的碳税返现领得美滋滋的。认为食品价格高涨单纯是保守党支持的贪婪资本家造成的。

Downtown 一直是NDP的地盘，房租、电、气高涨也是蛆多的功劳。没有油价高涨，运输成本也会下降，消费品价格也会下降。但不是所有人都明白这个道理，受教育程度决定的。

 

[FlyingEagle]

原计划是10月大选，就差这几个月还玩命折腾，包头就是个不负责任只会捣乱的恶棍！

不是总理喜欢折腾，是保守党想提前大选，自由党内斗激烈。

如果总理现在就宣布大选，自由党很难保住现有的席位。总理顶住压力，为自由党的长远利益着想，主动请辞，尽量将大选按原定10月举行，让自由党有充分时间提升民调逆转胜。总理牺牲小我，成就自由党的明日辉煌。

 

[阿土仔]

不是总理喜欢折腾，是保守党想提前大选，自由党内斗激烈。

如果总理现在就宣布大选，自由党很难保住现有的席位。总理顶住压力，为自由党的长远利益着想，主动请辞，尽量将大选按原定10月举行，让自由党有充分时间提升民调逆转胜。总理牺牲小我，成就自由党的明日辉煌。

经济、治安一塌糊涂，债台高筑，支持率低于20%，立刻大选才是顺应民意。

 

[ate-star]

不是总理喜欢折腾，是保守党想提前大选，自由党内斗激烈。

如果总理现在就宣布大选，自由党很难保住现有的席位。总理顶住压力，为自由党的长远利益着想，主动请辞，尽量将大选按原定10月举行，让自由党有充分时间提升民调逆转胜。总理牺牲小我，成就自由党的明日辉煌。

被他霍霍了近十年的加拿大，就几个月时间就能提升民调逆转胜，成就明日辉煌？他和他的自由党要是有哪能力，就不会有今天了。加拿大也不会到现在的状况了。

 

[gocanoeing]

被他霍霍了近十年的加拿大，就几个月时间就能提升民调逆转胜，成就明日辉煌？他和他的自由党要是有哪能力，就不会有今天了。加拿大也不会到现在的状况了。

死马当作活马医啊
不医总不行吧

 

[metropolis]

Justin Trudeau steps down as Liberal leader. Who are the top contenders to replace him?​

CTV National News: Who will replace Trudeau?​

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Spencer Van Dyk

Updated Jan. 6, 2025 5:50 p.m. EST
Published Jan. 6, 2025 5:31 p.m. EST

With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation as Liberal party leader, several well-known political faces may be waiting in the wings for their opportunity to take his place.

Trudeau announced Monday he’s stepping down from the party’s leadership, but staying on as prime minister until a new leader is selected through what he called a “robust, nationwide, competitive process.”

As the Liberal Party of Canada begins its search for a new leader, Parliament, in the meantime, is prorogued until March 24.

New data from Nanos Research shows that while “none of the above” remains at the top of the list of most appealing replacements for Trudeau, former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney are coming in a close second and third place respectively.

Here’s a look at those who are considered to be top contenders to replace Trudeau.

Chrystia Freeland​

Trudeau’s long-time deputy prime minister and finance minister quit cabinet last month in a stunning and at-times scathing letter, following months of reported simmering tensions with her now-former boss over spending.

Freeland said her decision to leave her top ministerial portfolios came after Trudeau offered her "another position in Cabinet." She opted to stay on as a Liberal MP and has already announced her intention to run in the next election.

A source close to Freeland told CTV News on Monday it’s too soon to make any definitive announcements regarding a leadership run, but that the former minister is likely to discuss the possibility with her caucus colleagues.

According to the Nanos numbers, support for Freeland as Trudeau’s replacement is up to 19 per cent now, from 11 per cent last November.

Freeland has been an MP since 2013, when she left journalism to run for political office in the riding of Toronto Centre, during a closely watched byelection to replace former interim Liberal leader and current Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae.

She was considered a star candidate at the time, having written books focused on foreign affairs, income inequality and eastern Europe, one of which was a New York Times bestseller.

In the more-than nine years since Trudeau's Liberals won the 2015 general election, Freeland has held several cabinet positions, as minister of international trade, foreign affairs, and intergovernmental affairs.


Since being elected to Parliament and appointed to cabinet — until her stunning resignation last month — Freeland had been considered one of Trudeau's most steadfast supporters and was once widely touted as his potential successor.

“I thank Justin Trudeau for his years of service to Canada and Canadians,” Freeland wrote in a social media post Monday. “I wish him and his family the very best.”

Mark Carney​

Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Carney’s name has been floated as a cabinet minister or possible leadership contender for years.

Sources told CTV News over the weekend that Carney is actively considering a leadership run. The news was first reported by the Toronto Star on Friday.

Since Boxing Day, sources say Carney has made and fielded dozens of calls to Liberal MPs and political organizers who view him as a potential replacement for Trudeau.

“Thank you Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for your leadership, for your many contributions to Canada, and for the sacrifices you and your family have made for public service,” Carney wrote in a social media post Monday. “Wishing you the best for your next chapters.”

Last summer, Trudeau confirmed to reporters that he had been talking to Carney about joining federal politics and later in September, he appointed the former central banker to be a special economic advisor to the Liberal party.

Since last November, according to Nanos Research, support for Carney as Trudeau’s successor has dropped to 14 per cent, from 18 per cent last November.

Carney — who works as the head of transition investing for Brookfield Asset Management, and as a United Nations special envoy on climate action and finance — has fielded rumours about his political aspirations since at least 2012.

A former executive at Goldman Sachs, Carney was appointed governor of the Bank of Canada in 2008, amid the global financial crisis.

He remains the second-youngest Bank of Canada governor in history.

Carney's five-year term as governor of the Bank of Canada ended on June 1, 2013, and a month later he took on the same role at the Bank of England, becoming the first foreigner to be named governor of that institution in its more than three-century-long history.

Dominic LeBlanc​

Long-time cabinet minister and a childhood friend of Trudeau, Dominic LeBlanc, is also on the shortlist of possible replacements.

First elected in 2000 in the New Brunswick riding of Beauséjour, LeBlanc has taken on several cabinet positions since Trudeau’s Liberals formed government in 2015 — including as many as four at a time — as he’s long been seen as a trusted minister and top Trudeau ally.

Most recently, he took on the finance portfolio following Freeland’s resignation.

LeBlanc thanked Trudeau in a social media post Monday, writing: “Serving alongside you in the House of Commons and in your Cabinet has been the honour of a lifetime.”

“Beyond politics, your friendship and your support during my fight with cancer is something for which I will never cease to be grateful,” he also wrote. “I will always be proud of everything we accomplished together for Canadians.”

LeBlanc has also been at the forefront of the government’s “Team Canada” approach to the re-election of Donald Trump in the United States.

While he was public safety minister, he travelled with Trudeau to Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect’s Florida estate, to visit with Trump in November, following the future commander-in-chief’s announcement that he plans to impose blanket 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian imports once he takes office.

LeBlanc ran for the Liberal leadership in 2008, but he later dropped out of the race to endorse Michael Ignatieff.

He is the son of former MP, senator, and governor general Roméo LeBlanc.

Last spring, the Globe and Mail published a column stating a former Liberal cabinet minister had met with LeBlanc “over whiskey and cigars” to discuss plans for him to run to succeed Trudeau as party leader and prime minister, if Trudeau was to step down.

LeBlanc, however, denied the rumour, saying in an interview on CTV’s Question Period he was “not organizing a leadership campaign in any way.”

Three per cent of respondents to the most recent Nanos survey said LeBlanc is the most politically appealing candidate to replace Trudeau.

François-Philippe Champagne​

François-Philippe Champagne was first elected in 2015, and has since held several cabinet roles, including foreign affairs, infrastructure and communities, and international trade.

He is currently the minister for innovation, science and industry — a title he’s held since 2021 — also working as co-chair of the so-called “Team Canada” approach to the incoming U.S. administration, and operating as one-third of Trudeau’s key economic team, which included Champagne, Freeland as finance minister, and Trade Minister Mary Ng.

“We should be thankful for Justin Trudeau’s dedication and service to our country for so many years,” Champagne wrote in a social media post on Monday. “From helping Canadians in times of need to reshaping our country’s industrial landscape and seizing generational opportunities, Canada can look forward to the future with confidence.”

Before entering politics, Champagne held a senior role with the Swedish-Swiss multinational automation company ABB Group. He has not confirmed leadership intentions.

According to Nanos Research, four per cent of survey respondents think Champagne is the best choice to replace Trudeau.

Melanie Joly​

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly — first elected in 2015 in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que. — wouldn't explicitly rule out a future Liberal leadership bid, in an interview on CTV’s Question Period last month, insisting she supported Trudeau and is focused on her own re-election.

The questions about her leadership aspirations came amid a profile of the minister published in the New York Times, labelling Joly as Trudeau’s “possible successor.”

When pressed on the issue by host Vassy Kapelos, Joly wouldn’t directly deny her hopes to someday lead the party.

“Over the last ten years, the Prime Minister devoted himself to making this country a better place for all Canadians,” Joly wrote in a social media post Monday. “Thank you, Justin Trudeau for your leadership, determination and sacrifice. Sending well wishes to him and his family.”

Joly has held three other cabinet positions, prior to taking over the foreign affairs portfolio in 2021.

Four per cent of Nanos Research survey respondents want to see Joly take over leadership of the party.

Anita Anand​

Newly appointed minister of transport and internal trade, Anita Anand, has also been a prominent member of Trudeau’s front bench for years, with a comparatively quicker rise in the ranks.

Anand was first elected as the MP for Oakville in 2019, and was immediately promoted to cabinet. She’s held several portfolios in the last five years, including public services and procurement, national defence, and treasury board president. She has not confirmed leadership intentions.

Two per cent of people surveyed by Nanos Research this week said Anand is the most politically appealing to lead the Liberals.

Jonathan Wilkinson​

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is also considering a leadership run, according to a source close to him.

He was first elected in 2015 and has served in Trudeau’s cabinet since 2018.

CTV News is not identifying the source as they’re not authorized to speak on the record, but they did say Wilkinson has been approached by colleagues since Freeland’s resignation nearly a month ago.

With a background in business, Wilkinson is seen as a centrist candidate in a more “fiscally prudent” wing of the Liberal party.

The source categorized it as a serious leadership bid that would bring the party back to a “business focus,” add a Western lens to the conversation — because Wilkinson was born in Saskatchewan — and hope to return to the days of more cross-partisan work to focus on policy.

Wilkinson does not have a campaign team yet, but is said to have people who are “very supportive and ready to assume those roles,” according to the source.

Christy Clark​

Perhaps one contender more open about her interest in running is former B.C. premier Christy Clark.

In a statement to CTV News in October, Clark said she would “want to be part of the conversation on the future direction of the Liberal Party and of the country,” adding the caveat at the time that “the position of Liberal leader is not going to be available any time soon.”

Clark also said in an interview with CTV’s Power Play at the time that she is open to returning to politics and that she’d never closed that door. She is also a weekly panelist on the program.

“I want to thank him as a Canadian for his service to the country that he so clearly loves,” Clark wrote in a social media post, following Trudeau’s resignation announcement Monday. “I wish him and his family well.”

She added “this is the biggest opportunity in over a decade” for the Liberals to grow the party and choose its next leader.

Clark served as B.C. premier between 2011 and 2017, and was the first woman elected to lead the province.

She has been outspoken about Trudeau's leadership in recent years, and openly critical of the prime minister after this year's Liberal byelection losses in Toronto-St. Paul's and LaSalle-Émard-Verdun.

Clark notably became a member of the Conservative party during its 2022 leadership race, saying in an interview on CTV Question Period at the time that despite being a “lifelong Liberal,” she joined the Conservatives so she could vote for its new leader.

At the time, she also called for the party to embrace political centrism, and threw her support behind former Quebec premier Jean Charest for leader.

According to Nanos Research, four per cent of survey respondents think Clark would be the best person to lead the Liberals.

With files from CTV News’ Rachel Aiello, Mike Le Couteur, and Stephanie Ha

Justin Trudeau steps down as Liberal leader. Who are the top contenders to replace him?

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Justin Trudeau steps down as Liberal leader. Who are the top contenders to replace him?​

CTV National News: Who will replace Trudeau?​

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Spencer Van Dyk

Updated Jan. 6, 2025 5:50 p.m. EST
Published Jan. 6, 2025 5:31 p.m. EST

With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation as Liberal party leader, several well-known political faces may be waiting in the wings for their opportunity to take his place.

Trudeau announced Monday he’s stepping down from the party’s leadership, but staying on as prime minister until a new leader is selected through what he called a “robust, nationwide, competitive process.”

As the Liberal Party of Canada begins its search for a new leader, Parliament, in the meantime, is prorogued until March 24.

New data from Nanos Research shows that while “none of the above” remains at the top of the list of most appealing replacements for Trudeau, former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney are coming in a close second and third place respectively.

Here’s a look at those who are considered to be top contenders to replace Trudeau.

Chrystia Freeland​

Trudeau’s long-time deputy prime minister and finance minister quit cabinet last month in a stunning and at-times scathing letter, following months of reported simmering tensions with her now-former boss over spending.

Freeland said her decision to leave her top ministerial portfolios came after Trudeau offered her "another position in Cabinet." She opted to stay on as a Liberal MP and has already announced her intention to run in the next election.

A source close to Freeland told CTV News on Monday it’s too soon to make any definitive announcements regarding a leadership run, but that the former minister is likely to discuss the possibility with her caucus colleagues.

According to the Nanos numbers, support for Freeland as Trudeau’s replacement is up to 19 per cent now, from 11 per cent last November.

Freeland has been an MP since 2013, when she left journalism to run for political office in the riding of Toronto Centre, during a closely watched byelection to replace former interim Liberal leader and current Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae.

She was considered a star candidate at the time, having written books focused on foreign affairs, income inequality and eastern Europe, one of which was a New York Times bestseller.

In the more-than nine years since Trudeau's Liberals won the 2015 general election, Freeland has held several cabinet positions, as minister of international trade, foreign affairs, and intergovernmental affairs.


Since being elected to Parliament and appointed to cabinet — until her stunning resignation last month — Freeland had been considered one of Trudeau's most steadfast supporters and was once widely touted as his potential successor.

“I thank Justin Trudeau for his years of service to Canada and Canadians,” Freeland wrote in a social media post Monday. “I wish him and his family the very best.”

Mark Carney​

Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Carney’s name has been floated as a cabinet minister or possible leadership contender for years.

Sources told CTV News over the weekend that Carney is actively considering a leadership run. The news was first reported by the Toronto Star on Friday.

Since Boxing Day, sources say Carney has made and fielded dozens of calls to Liberal MPs and political organizers who view him as a potential replacement for Trudeau.

“Thank you Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for your leadership, for your many contributions to Canada, and for the sacrifices you and your family have made for public service,” Carney wrote in a social media post Monday. “Wishing you the best for your next chapters.”

Last summer, Trudeau confirmed to reporters that he had been talking to Carney about joining federal politics and later in September, he appointed the former central banker to be a special economic advisor to the Liberal party.

Since last November, according to Nanos Research, support for Carney as Trudeau’s successor has dropped to 14 per cent, from 18 per cent last November.

Carney — who works as the head of transition investing for Brookfield Asset Management, and as a United Nations special envoy on climate action and finance — has fielded rumours about his political aspirations since at least 2012.

A former executive at Goldman Sachs, Carney was appointed governor of the Bank of Canada in 2008, amid the global financial crisis.

He remains the second-youngest Bank of Canada governor in history.

Carney's five-year term as governor of the Bank of Canada ended on June 1, 2013, and a month later he took on the same role at the Bank of England, becoming the first foreigner to be named governor of that institution in its more than three-century-long history.

Dominic LeBlanc​

Long-time cabinet minister and a childhood friend of Trudeau, Dominic LeBlanc, is also on the shortlist of possible replacements.

First elected in 2000 in the New Brunswick riding of Beauséjour, LeBlanc has taken on several cabinet positions since Trudeau’s Liberals formed government in 2015 — including as many as four at a time — as he’s long been seen as a trusted minister and top Trudeau ally.

Most recently, he took on the finance portfolio following Freeland’s resignation.

LeBlanc thanked Trudeau in a social media post Monday, writing: “Serving alongside you in the House of Commons and in your Cabinet has been the honour of a lifetime.”

“Beyond politics, your friendship and your support during my fight with cancer is something for which I will never cease to be grateful,” he also wrote. “I will always be proud of everything we accomplished together for Canadians.”

LeBlanc has also been at the forefront of the government’s “Team Canada” approach to the re-election of Donald Trump in the United States.

While he was public safety minister, he travelled with Trudeau to Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect’s Florida estate, to visit with Trump in November, following the future commander-in-chief’s announcement that he plans to impose blanket 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian imports once he takes office.

LeBlanc ran for the Liberal leadership in 2008, but he later dropped out of the race to endorse Michael Ignatieff.

He is the son of former MP, senator, and governor general Roméo LeBlanc.

Last spring, the Globe and Mail published a column stating a former Liberal cabinet minister had met with LeBlanc “over whiskey and cigars” to discuss plans for him to run to succeed Trudeau as party leader and prime minister, if Trudeau was to step down.

LeBlanc, however, denied the rumour, saying in an interview on CTV’s Question Period he was “not organizing a leadership campaign in any way.”

Three per cent of respondents to the most recent Nanos survey said LeBlanc is the most politically appealing candidate to replace Trudeau.

François-Philippe Champagne​

François-Philippe Champagne was first elected in 2015, and has since held several cabinet roles, including foreign affairs, infrastructure and communities, and international trade.

He is currently the minister for innovation, science and industry — a title he’s held since 2021 — also working as co-chair of the so-called “Team Canada” approach to the incoming U.S. administration, and operating as one-third of Trudeau’s key economic team, which included Champagne, Freeland as finance minister, and Trade Minister Mary Ng.

“We should be thankful for Justin Trudeau’s dedication and service to our country for so many years,” Champagne wrote in a social media post on Monday. “From helping Canadians in times of need to reshaping our country’s industrial landscape and seizing generational opportunities, Canada can look forward to the future with confidence.”

Before entering politics, Champagne held a senior role with the Swedish-Swiss multinational automation company ABB Group. He has not confirmed leadership intentions.

According to Nanos Research, four per cent of survey respondents think Champagne is the best choice to replace Trudeau.

Melanie Joly​

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly — first elected in 2015 in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que. — wouldn't explicitly rule out a future Liberal leadership bid, in an interview on CTV’s Question Period last month, insisting she supported Trudeau and is focused on her own re-election.

The questions about her leadership aspirations came amid a profile of the minister published in the New York Times, labelling Joly as Trudeau’s “possible successor.”

When pressed on the issue by host Vassy Kapelos, Joly wouldn’t directly deny her hopes to someday lead the party.

“Over the last ten years, the Prime Minister devoted himself to making this country a better place for all Canadians,” Joly wrote in a social media post Monday. “Thank you, Justin Trudeau for your leadership, determination and sacrifice. Sending well wishes to him and his family.”

Joly has held three other cabinet positions, prior to taking over the foreign affairs portfolio in 2021.

Four per cent of Nanos Research survey respondents want to see Joly take over leadership of the party.

Anita Anand​

Newly appointed minister of transport and internal trade, Anita Anand, has also been a prominent member of Trudeau’s front bench for years, with a comparatively quicker rise in the ranks.

Anand was first elected as the MP for Oakville in 2019, and was immediately promoted to cabinet. She’s held several portfolios in the last five years, including public services and procurement, national defence, and treasury board president. She has not confirmed leadership intentions.

Two per cent of people surveyed by Nanos Research this week said Anand is the most politically appealing to lead the Liberals.

Jonathan Wilkinson​

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is also considering a leadership run, according to a source close to him.

He was first elected in 2015 and has served in Trudeau’s cabinet since 2018.

CTV News is not identifying the source as they’re not authorized to speak on the record, but they did say Wilkinson has been approached by colleagues since Freeland’s resignation nearly a month ago.

With a background in business, Wilkinson is seen as a centrist candidate in a more “fiscally prudent” wing of the Liberal party.

The source categorized it as a serious leadership bid that would bring the party back to a “business focus,” add a Western lens to the conversation — because Wilkinson was born in Saskatchewan — and hope to return to the days of more cross-partisan work to focus on policy.

Wilkinson does not have a campaign team yet, but is said to have people who are “very supportive and ready to assume those roles,” according to the source.

Christy Clark​

Perhaps one contender more open about her interest in running is former B.C. premier Christy Clark.

In a statement to CTV News in October, Clark said she would “want to be part of the conversation on the future direction of the Liberal Party and of the country,” adding the caveat at the time that “the position of Liberal leader is not going to be available any time soon.”

Clark also said in an interview with CTV’s Power Play at the time that she is open to returning to politics and that she’d never closed that door. She is also a weekly panelist on the program.

“I want to thank him as a Canadian for his service to the country that he so clearly loves,” Clark wrote in a social media post, following Trudeau’s resignation announcement Monday. “I wish him and his family well.”

She added “this is the biggest opportunity in over a decade” for the Liberals to grow the party and choose its next leader.

Clark served as B.C. premier between 2011 and 2017, and was the first woman elected to lead the province.

She has been outspoken about Trudeau's leadership in recent years, and openly critical of the prime minister after this year's Liberal byelection losses in Toronto-St. Paul's and LaSalle-Émard-Verdun.

Clark notably became a member of the Conservative party during its 2022 leadership race, saying in an interview on CTV Question Period at the time that despite being a “lifelong Liberal,” she joined the Conservatives so she could vote for its new leader.

At the time, she also called for the party to embrace political centrism, and threw her support behind former Quebec premier Jean Charest for leader.

According to Nanos Research, four per cent of survey respondents think Clark would be the best person to lead the Liberals.

With files from CTV News’ Rachel Aiello, Mike Le Couteur, and Stephanie Ha

Justin Trudeau steps down as Liberal leader. Who are the top contenders to replace him?

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Holy cow Freeland? The drug use fat woman? no way

 

[metropolis]

Holy cow Freeland? The drug use fat woman? no way

她现在排第一位。卡尼从11月的18%下降到14%。

如果各位候选人的优势不能拉开，一轮一轮地选下来，很容易选出一个很弱的党领。自由党和保守党都发生过这种情况。希尔和Dion都是这么当选的。

土豆当时遥遥领先，第一轮就拿到超过一半的选票，第二轮就不需要了。

Since last November, according to Nanos Research, support for Carney as Trudeau’s successor has dropped to 14 per cent, from 18 per cent last November.

 

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Justin Trudeau steps down as Liberal leader. Who are the top contenders to replace him?​

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Spencer Van Dyk

Updated Jan. 6, 2025 5:50 p.m. EST
Published Jan. 6, 2025 5:31 p.m. EST

With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation as Liberal party leader, several well-known political faces may be waiting in the wings for their opportunity to take his place.

Trudeau announced Monday he’s stepping down from the party’s leadership, but staying on as prime minister until a new leader is selected through what he called a “robust, nationwide, competitive process.”

As the Liberal Party of Canada begins its search for a new leader, Parliament, in the meantime, is prorogued until March 24.

New data from Nanos Research shows that while “none of the above” remains at the top of the list of most appealing replacements for Trudeau, former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney are coming in a close second and third place respectively.

Here’s a look at those who are considered to be top contenders to replace Trudeau.

Chrystia Freeland​

Trudeau’s long-time deputy prime minister and finance minister quit cabinet last month in a stunning and at-times scathing letter, following months of reported simmering tensions with her now-former boss over spending.

Freeland said her decision to leave her top ministerial portfolios came after Trudeau offered her "another position in Cabinet." She opted to stay on as a Liberal MP and has already announced her intention to run in the next election.

A source close to Freeland told CTV News on Monday it’s too soon to make any definitive announcements regarding a leadership run, but that the former minister is likely to discuss the possibility with her caucus colleagues.

According to the Nanos numbers, support for Freeland as Trudeau’s replacement is up to 19 per cent now, from 11 per cent last November.

Freeland has been an MP since 2013, when she left journalism to run for political office in the riding of Toronto Centre, during a closely watched byelection to replace former interim Liberal leader and current Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae.

She was considered a star candidate at the time, having written books focused on foreign affairs, income inequality and eastern Europe, one of which was a New York Times bestseller.

In the more-than nine years since Trudeau's Liberals won the 2015 general election, Freeland has held several cabinet positions, as minister of international trade, foreign affairs, and intergovernmental affairs.


Since being elected to Parliament and appointed to cabinet — until her stunning resignation last month — Freeland had been considered one of Trudeau's most steadfast supporters and was once widely touted as his potential successor.

“I thank Justin Trudeau for his years of service to Canada and Canadians,” Freeland wrote in a social media post Monday. “I wish him and his family the very best.”

Mark Carney​

Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Carney’s name has been floated as a cabinet minister or possible leadership contender for years.

Sources told CTV News over the weekend that Carney is actively considering a leadership run. The news was first reported by the Toronto Star on Friday.

Since Boxing Day, sources say Carney has made and fielded dozens of calls to Liberal MPs and political organizers who view him as a potential replacement for Trudeau.

“Thank you Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for your leadership, for your many contributions to Canada, and for the sacrifices you and your family have made for public service,” Carney wrote in a social media post Monday. “Wishing you the best for your next chapters.”

Last summer, Trudeau confirmed to reporters that he had been talking to Carney about joining federal politics and later in September, he appointed the former central banker to be a special economic advisor to the Liberal party.

Since last November, according to Nanos Research, support for Carney as Trudeau’s successor has dropped to 14 per cent, from 18 per cent last November.

Carney — who works as the head of transition investing for Brookfield Asset Management, and as a United Nations special envoy on climate action and finance — has fielded rumours about his political aspirations since at least 2012.

A former executive at Goldman Sachs, Carney was appointed governor of the Bank of Canada in 2008, amid the global financial crisis.

He remains the second-youngest Bank of Canada governor in history.

Carney's five-year term as governor of the Bank of Canada ended on June 1, 2013, and a month later he took on the same role at the Bank of England, becoming the first foreigner to be named governor of that institution in its more than three-century-long history.

Dominic LeBlanc​

Long-time cabinet minister and a childhood friend of Trudeau, Dominic LeBlanc, is also on the shortlist of possible replacements.

First elected in 2000 in the New Brunswick riding of Beauséjour, LeBlanc has taken on several cabinet positions since Trudeau’s Liberals formed government in 2015 — including as many as four at a time — as he’s long been seen as a trusted minister and top Trudeau ally.

Most recently, he took on the finance portfolio following Freeland’s resignation.

LeBlanc thanked Trudeau in a social media post Monday, writing: “Serving alongside you in the House of Commons and in your Cabinet has been the honour of a lifetime.”

“Beyond politics, your friendship and your support during my fight with cancer is something for which I will never cease to be grateful,” he also wrote. “I will always be proud of everything we accomplished together for Canadians.”

LeBlanc has also been at the forefront of the government’s “Team Canada” approach to the re-election of Donald Trump in the United States.

While he was public safety minister, he travelled with Trudeau to Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect’s Florida estate, to visit with Trump in November, following the future commander-in-chief’s announcement that he plans to impose blanket 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian imports once he takes office.

LeBlanc ran for the Liberal leadership in 2008, but he later dropped out of the race to endorse Michael Ignatieff.

He is the son of former MP, senator, and governor general Roméo LeBlanc.

Last spring, the Globe and Mail published a column stating a former Liberal cabinet minister had met with LeBlanc “over whiskey and cigars” to discuss plans for him to run to succeed Trudeau as party leader and prime minister, if Trudeau was to step down.

LeBlanc, however, denied the rumour, saying in an interview on CTV’s Question Period he was “not organizing a leadership campaign in any way.”

Three per cent of respondents to the most recent Nanos survey said LeBlanc is the most politically appealing candidate to replace Trudeau.

François-Philippe Champagne​

François-Philippe Champagne was first elected in 2015, and has since held several cabinet roles, including foreign affairs, infrastructure and communities, and international trade.

He is currently the minister for innovation, science and industry — a title he’s held since 2021 — also working as co-chair of the so-called “Team Canada” approach to the incoming U.S. administration, and operating as one-third of Trudeau’s key economic team, which included Champagne, Freeland as finance minister, and Trade Minister Mary Ng.

“We should be thankful for Justin Trudeau’s dedication and service to our country for so many years,” Champagne wrote in a social media post on Monday. “From helping Canadians in times of need to reshaping our country’s industrial landscape and seizing generational opportunities, Canada can look forward to the future with confidence.”

Before entering politics, Champagne held a senior role with the Swedish-Swiss multinational automation company ABB Group. He has not confirmed leadership intentions.

According to Nanos Research, four per cent of survey respondents think Champagne is the best choice to replace Trudeau.

Melanie Joly​

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly — first elected in 2015 in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que. — wouldn't explicitly rule out a future Liberal leadership bid, in an interview on CTV’s Question Period last month, insisting she supported Trudeau and is focused on her own re-election.

The questions about her leadership aspirations came amid a profile of the minister published in the New York Times, labelling Joly as Trudeau’s “possible successor.”

When pressed on the issue by host Vassy Kapelos, Joly wouldn’t directly deny her hopes to someday lead the party.

“Over the last ten years, the Prime Minister devoted himself to making this country a better place for all Canadians,” Joly wrote in a social media post Monday. “Thank you, Justin Trudeau for your leadership, determination and sacrifice. Sending well wishes to him and his family.”

Joly has held three other cabinet positions, prior to taking over the foreign affairs portfolio in 2021.

Four per cent of Nanos Research survey respondents want to see Joly take over leadership of the party.

Anita Anand​

Newly appointed minister of transport and internal trade, Anita Anand, has also been a prominent member of Trudeau’s front bench for years, with a comparatively quicker rise in the ranks.

Anand was first elected as the MP for Oakville in 2019, and was immediately promoted to cabinet. She’s held several portfolios in the last five years, including public services and procurement, national defence, and treasury board president. She has not confirmed leadership intentions.

Two per cent of people surveyed by Nanos Research this week said Anand is the most politically appealing to lead the Liberals.

Jonathan Wilkinson​

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is also considering a leadership run, according to a source close to him.

He was first elected in 2015 and has served in Trudeau’s cabinet since 2018.

CTV News is not identifying the source as they’re not authorized to speak on the record, but they did say Wilkinson has been approached by colleagues since Freeland’s resignation nearly a month ago.

With a background in business, Wilkinson is seen as a centrist candidate in a more “fiscally prudent” wing of the Liberal party.

The source categorized it as a serious leadership bid that would bring the party back to a “business focus,” add a Western lens to the conversation — because Wilkinson was born in Saskatchewan — and hope to return to the days of more cross-partisan work to focus on policy.

Wilkinson does not have a campaign team yet, but is said to have people who are “very supportive and ready to assume those roles,” according to the source.

Christy Clark​

Perhaps one contender more open about her interest in running is former B.C. premier Christy Clark.

In a statement to CTV News in October, Clark said she would “want to be part of the conversation on the future direction of the Liberal Party and of the country,” adding the caveat at the time that “the position of Liberal leader is not going to be available any time soon.”

Clark also said in an interview with CTV’s Power Play at the time that she is open to returning to politics and that she’d never closed that door. She is also a weekly panelist on the program.

“I want to thank him as a Canadian for his service to the country that he so clearly loves,” Clark wrote in a social media post, following Trudeau’s resignation announcement Monday. “I wish him and his family well.”

She added “this is the biggest opportunity in over a decade” for the Liberals to grow the party and choose its next leader.

Clark served as B.C. premier between 2011 and 2017, and was the first woman elected to lead the province.

She has been outspoken about Trudeau's leadership in recent years, and openly critical of the prime minister after this year's Liberal byelection losses in Toronto-St. Paul's and LaSalle-Émard-Verdun.

Clark notably became a member of the Conservative party during its 2022 leadership race, saying in an interview on CTV Question Period at the time that despite being a “lifelong Liberal,” she joined the Conservatives so she could vote for its new leader.

At the time, she also called for the party to embrace political centrism, and threw her support behind former Quebec premier Jean Charest for leader.

According to Nanos Research, four per cent of survey respondents think Clark would be the best person to lead the Liberals.

With files from CTV News’ Rachel Aiello, Mike Le Couteur, and Stephanie Ha

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哈哈，这一筐烂桃子，没法挑。没戏了，自由党到了跟加拿大说白白的时候了，自由党惨败后改名基捞党吧，那个群体是对土豆子最忠心的。

 

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如果 Mark 能成党首，以他治理经济的能力，自由党还能一投。其他人就算了

 

[欢乐灌水]

她现在排第一位。卡尼从11月的18%下降到14%。

如果各位候选人的优势不能拉开，一轮一轮地选下来，很容易选出一个很弱的党领。自由党和保守党都发生过这种情况。希尔和Dion都是这么当选的。

土豆当时遥遥领先，第一轮就拿到超过一半的选票，第二轮就不需要了。

Since last November, according to Nanos Research, support for Carney as Trudeau’s successor has dropped to 14 per cent, from 18 per cent last November.

保守党对 Carney 的攻击起作用了，他们一直在抹黑 Carney.