Liberal MPs, especially those who have been calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign in public and behind closed doors for months, are beginning to support two potential successors.
Twenty-two members of the party’s caucus took part, supporting either former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, former Bank of England Governor, or former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who are seen as the front-runners in the race.
Mr. Carney is scheduled to hold a leadership event in Edmonton on Thursday, but a source close to Mr. Freeland said Mr. Carney plans to officially run for office by Monday.
13 members So far, one person has publicly endorsed or told CBC News that they support Freeland, while nine others support Carney.
“The party … has to rebrand and take a step back from being prime minister,” New Brunswick’s Rep. Wayne Long, R-Saint John Leissey, said in an interview with CBC News.
Mr. Long was one of the earliest dissidents in the caucus and called on Mr. Trudeau to resign. By email June 2024.
However, he said that a decision on who would succeed the outgoing prime minister would not be made until the term of office reaches 30.–I had a few minutes on the phone with Mr. Carney on Tuesday night.
“Mark Carney has the experience of leading Canada through the financial crisis. He also has the experience of leading Canada through Brexit,” Long said, adding that Carney’s previous experience at central banks in both countries gives him economic strength. hinted that he thought he had.
“I feel a new hope.”
Long said Freeland, who abruptly resigned as finance minister in mid-December and sparked the Liberal Party’s current leadership crisis, was too close to Trudeau to signal change to voters.
Sophie Chatel, a member of parliament for Pontiac, Quebec, told CBC News: “I find new hope in the presence of people like Mark Carney in the face of the existential threat that our country faces with the United States.” spoke.
Chatel said she emailed Liberals registered to ride for feedback and spoke with riding associations before making her decision Sunday.
Another lawmaker who has already publicly announced support for Carney is Robert Morrissey from Prince Edward Island. Samir Zuberi from Quebec. George Chahal from Alberta. Ali Essassi, Francesco Sorbara and Salma Zahid from Ontario; and Patrick Wyler from British Columbia.
Freeland has so far garnered the support of the only cabinet minister to publicly endorse his campaign.
Health Minister Mark Holland, who represents Ajax, Ontario, said in a statement published in X on Wednesday that Freeland “confronted Trump, renegotiated NAFTA, and stood up to Putin.”
Holland noted that he has known Freeland since 2013, when he quit his job as a journalist to run in the special election.
“Going door to door with her gave our party a lot of hope,” he said.
“Finally, I believe there is no other member in this House of Commons today who understands the importance of trade and who has negotiated as many deals as she has,” Winnipeg North MP Kevin Lamoureux said in a video posted to Instagram. “There is,” he said.
Freeland’s other public supporters so far are Ontario natives James Maloney, Julie Zerowich, Leah Taylor-Roy, Julie Doublesingh and Lloyd Longfield. Alexandra Mendes from Quebec. Ken McDonald from Newfoundland and Labrador. Lena Diab from Nova Scotia. Ken Hardy from B.C. Ben Carr from Manitoba. Former Alberta tourism minister Randy Boissonneau has resigned from the cabinet amid controversy over questions about false claims of Métis sites.
Most ministers remain silent
However, the majority of cabinet ministers have not considered who they will support in the leadership election.
Some people responded to emails from CBC News saying they had not yet chosen a candidate. Some said they wanted to wait until a candidate officially entered the race or watch a candidate campaign before making a decision.
Asked at a press conference on Wednesday, Public Safety Minister David McGuinty said he was focused on the ongoing trade dispute with President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.
Immigration Minister Mark Miller joked that he and Mr McGuinty would stand as co-leaders, explaining that he too had not yet made up his mind.
Liberal House of Commons Leader Karina Gould is expected to launch her own leadership campaign, but has yet to announce her support for the caucus.
Ottawa-area MP Chandra Arya, former Montreal-area MP and businessman Frank Bayliss, and Nova Scotia MP Jaime Batiste have all announced they will run for leadership, but have not yet received support from the national caucus. Not collected.
