Canada's Liberal Party will announce Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's successor on Sunday as both party chief and head of the country's government in the midst of a trade war with the United States that could cripple the Canadian economy.
Canada‘s Liberal Party will select a new leader to replace Justin Trudeau on Sunday night, with that candidate likely to become the next prime minister of Canada, who will have to face the latest sovereignty and tariff threats from the Trump administration.
It was clear from Poilievre’s remarks to a crowd of about 2,500 supporters that he believes his opponent will be Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada who served as an economic advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. No mention was made of the other three candidates: Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould and Frank Baylis.