Pro-Palestinian protesters and a significant endorsement of her rival for the Liberal Party leadership have marred former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s campaign launch for the job of Canada’s next prime minister.
Freeland has vowed to fight for Canada, including using counter-tariffs to exert economic pressure on the US, where Trump will take office as US president on Monday. He has threat
Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland has launched her bid to be the next federal Liberal leader while staring down multiple hecklers. Freeland’s speech in Toronto to launch her candidacy for party leadership was interrupted several times by protesters with at least one banner and a flag related to Gaza.
Chrystia Freeland, whose abrupt resignation as finance minister last month forced Justin Trudeau's exit as prime minister, said she is running to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada.
Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday announced that she would take part in the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party.
Canada's governing Liberal Party will announce the country's new prime minister March 9 after a leadership vote that follows the resignation of Justin Trudeau this week.
Chrystia Freeland has called for economic retaliation if President-elect Trump follows through with his threat to impose tariffs.
In December, then-Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland had sharply ... candidates for the leadership of the Liberal Party they found most appealing. Canada’s opposition politicians also ...
Chrystia Freeland, the former deputy prime minister, sought to distance herself from Mr. Trudeau in a public letter criticizing him for “costly political gimmicks.”
Canada's former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland launched her campaign Sunday to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and prime minister, pitching herself as the best option to oppose
Chrystia Freeland is a Canadian member of Parliament, former deputy prime minister and candidate for leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.