Liberal member of Parliament Karina Gould, 37, is throwing her hat in the ring to be the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.
RELATED: The Liberal leadership race is taking shape. Mark Carney has officially launched his campaign and Chrystia Freeland and Karina Gould are also expected to reveal their intentions in the coming days. Political Scientist and St. Thomas University communications and public policy professor Jamie Gillies provides some insight into the potential frontrunners.Liberal member of Parliament Karina Gould is throwing her hat in the ring to be the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Both Gould and Freeland announced their bids to replace Justin Trudeau as party leader in short social media posts. “We need to rebuild our party so that we can keep building our country. We need new leadership to fight for everyday Canadians,” Gould said. “A leader who understands what people are going through and works every day to make their lives better.”In her video, Gould spoke about the pride of being a Canadian amid comments from the incoming U.S. president that Canada should become an American state.“We are a strong, hard-working and caring people who do not back down from fighting for what is right.
Before becoming the government’s House leader, Gould served in several ministries, including as president of the Queen’s Privy Council, minister of democratic institutions, minister of international development, and minister of families, children and social development.
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