Chrystia Freeland blew up the career of her top political ally, Justin Trudeau. Now, she is taking on an old friend, the former central banker Mark Carney.Freeland, 56 years old, said on X Friday that she intends to run for the leadership of Canada’s Liberal Party and become the country’s next prime minister,

Canada's ruling Liberal Party is looking for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced on Jan. 6 he intended to step down. The Liberal Party will pick a new chief on March 9.

Justin Trudeau’s resignation sparked a nationwide contest to replace him as prime minister of Canada, with several top candidates emerging from the Liberal Party.

Trudeau was under heavy pressure from Liberal legislators to quit amid polls showing the party will be crushed at the next election.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation after facing an increasing loss of support both within his party and in the country

Carney played a key role in steering the UK economy through Brexit and the early stages of the pandemic before Andrew Bailey took over as governor. | ITV National News

But shortly after the US presidential election, Jim Blagden of the think tank More in Common released polling data showing that fully half of British men aged 18 to 35 would have voted for Trump if they could have done so, while only some 25% voted for either the Conservatives or Reform in Britain’s own election.

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When the Canadian prime minister burst onto the scene in 2015, his liberal bona fides made him an instant political star. That was then.

But while he failed to stop Brexit, he now hopes to be the man who ... closely with my family over the coming days”. It follows Trudeau’s decision to step down, citing turmoil in his party ...

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation ... global economic crisis and helping the U.K. manage Brexit. Carney has long been interested in entering ...