Freeland's supporters include Health Minister Mark Holland, former cabinet ministers Marie-Claude Bibeau and Randy Boissonnault, Liberal MPs Ben Carr, Ken McDonald, Stéphane Lauzon, Rob Oliphant and ...
Freeland becomes one of the highest-profile candidates in the leadership contest, joining contenders including former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney.
His chief competitor to be Liberal leader seems to be Chrystia Freeland, 56, an Alberta-born Rhodes scholar, former journalist and one-time finance minister who is yoked to Trudeau’s legacy in the ...