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.LinksMark CarneyFreeland to announce Liberal leadership bid within the next weekLiberal 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 NewsJaime Battiste letter of interestTrudeau 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 CanadiansChristy Clark outField of contenders for Liberal leadership narrows as MPs throw support to Freeland and Carney - The Globe and MailFrançois-Philippe Champagne outSteven MacKinnon becomes latest cabinet minister to decline run for Liberal leadership - The Globe and MailAnita Anand outMark Carney, Chrystia Freeland would scrap consumer carbon tax if elected Liberal leader, sources sayLiberals prefer Mark Carney over Chrystia Freeland as next leader, poll suggestsFederal Politics: Liberal Party Leadership - LegerEndorsement tracker: Sorbara, Chatel, Weiler, Chahal and Morrissey throw their support behind Carney | iPolitics2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election Endorsements - WikipediaLiberal Party of Canada announces Leadership Expense RulesFord says Canada must come first as Smith breaks with premiers on Trump retaliation | CBC NewsPrime Minister to hold Cabinet retreat focused on defending Canadian interests and strengthening Canada-U.S. relationsB.C. provides economic assessment of Trump's tariff threat$1,000 grocery rebate cheques may be on chopping block - Victoria Times ColonistEconomic growth, protecting public services key focus of cabinet mandateExecutive Council and Parliamentary Secretaries of B.C. - Province of British Columbia