Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland has urged for four leadership debates and a commitment from all candidates to run under the Liberal banner in the next election, emphasizing unity and focus on the nation's future.
OTTAWA — Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland called Friday for four Liberal leadership debates Friday and said the other leadership candidates should commit to running in the next election under the party banner — no matter who wins.
"Canadians deserve to see us debate our ideas and the path forward for our party and our country without delay," she wrote. One of Freeland's primary rivals, former central banker Mark Carney, was set to seize the news agenda Friday morning before an event announcing a new endorsement was suddenly scrubbed late Thursday.
Hajdu, who represents the riding of Thunder Bay-Superior North, said she's been very impressed by Carney's"depth of knowledge" on issues in the region, including Indigenous affairs and critical minerals. The endorsement event was set to include MPs Viviane Lapointe, Marc Serré, Marcus Powlowski and former speaker Anthony Rota, along with Carney.
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