Liberal’s last gasp

Candidates drop left, right and centre (mostly the latter two) from the leadership race. Now only Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland remain as everyone seems to take their sweet time. Well, there are a few others expressing interest but TBD if they make the cutoff. And this all comes as the provincial and federal governments find strategize to manage the incoming Trump administration’s tariff threats. Links Mark Carney Freeland to announce Liberal leadership bid within the next week Liberal leadership race: Field of candidates narrows in the race to replace Justin Trudeau   Cape Breton MP Jaime Battiste seeks to launch Liberal leadership campaign | CBC News Jaime Battiste letter of interest Trudeau won’t remove Liberal candidate for racist, sexist social media posts | CBC News ‘EI kind of folks’: Cape Breton MP criticized for comment about Atlantic Canadians Christy Clark out Field of contenders for Liberal leadership narrows as MPs throw support to Freeland and Carney – The Globe and Mail François-Philippe Champagne out Steven MacKinnon becomes latest cabinet minister to decline run for Liberal leadership – The Globe and Mail Anita Anand out Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland would scrap consumer carbon tax if elected Liberal leader, sources say Liberals prefer Mark Carney over Chrystia Freeland as next leader, poll suggests Federal Politics: Liberal Party Leadership – Leger Endorsement tracker: Sorbara, Chatel, Weiler, Chahal and Morrissey throw their support behind Carney | iPolitics 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election Endorsements – Wikipedia Liberal Party of Canada announces Leadership Expense Rules Ford says Canada must come first as Smith breaks with premiers on Trump retaliation | CBC News Prime Minister to hold Cabinet retreat focused on defending Canadian interests and strengthening Canada-U.S. relations B.C. provides economic assessment of Trump’s tariff threat $1,000 grocery rebate cheques may be on chopping block – Victoria Times Colonist Economic growth, protecting public services key focus of cabinet mandate Executive Council and Parliamentary Secretaries of B.C. – Province of British Columbia