The candidates are making first moves to join the contest while Mélanie Joly and François-Philippe Champagne remain uncertain, sources say
Chrystia Freeland responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa on Sept. 16, 2024. Sources say Ms. Freeland is ready to seek leadership of the Liberal Party; her campaign has set up a draft website and is planning fundraising events.
The Globe and Mail spoke to six sources in the informal campaigns of the four top possible Liberal contenders. The sources are not being identified because they were not authorized to publicly discuss internal leadership strategies.Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney speaks to reporters at the Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C., on Sept. 10, 2024. Sources say Mr. Carney’s team is hoping to make an announcement on entering the contest late next week.Two sources close to Ms.
“We need a leader that is fully bilingual and very sensitive to how Quebec can be an important member of our federation,” he said. One of the sources close to Mr. Champagne said Mr. Carney’s team has been reaching out to the minister to seek his endorsement if he decides not to run. A source inside the campaign of Ms. Freeland, former finance minister and deputy prime minister, said she has always been seeking to court Mr. Champagne, considered a business-oriented Liberal.
The exit from the leadership race of Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, a popular figure within the Liberal caucus, caught many of the potential candidates by surprise. It opened the door for Atlantic Canada MPs who support him to find other candidates to back. The Liberal Party’s board of directors has been meeting since Monday’s resignation announcement by Mr. Trudeau to set a date for the next leadership election, establish leadership expenses and entry fees and membership rules.
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