Montreal will be the backdrop for two debates in the federal Liberal leadership race taking place on Monday and Tuesday. A little under two weeks before party members select the next leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

MONTREAL — A new poll suggests that while former central ... shows Carney with a solid lead among registered Liberals — and former finance minister Chrystia Freeland coming in second. The poll suggests 43 per cent of Liberal supporters would vote ...

Chrystia Freeland joined the growing ranks of high-profile Canadian politicians taking to U.S. airwaves to spread their message to Canadian and American viewers since the election of U.S. President

There are two last chances for Chrystia Freeland. They are also two tests that could blow up Mark Carney’s front-running campaign. The Liberal Party’s two leadership debates, Monday and Tuesday, are the only possible game-changers left.

With polls and fundraising pointing to former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney as the front-runner, Freeland still sees a possible path to victory in a race that, much like global politics as a whole, has been dominated by the disruptive decisions of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Liberal leadership contenders will take the stage again Tuesday night for the English-language debate in Montreal — their last shot to confront each other in person and shake up the race.

Mark Carney, candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, makes his way to a campaign event with members of the Liberal caucus, in Ottawa, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang With just two weeks less a day left on the clock before tens of thousands of duly registered Liberals are set to choose who will succeed Justin Trudeau —  both as party leader and,

Seemingly every time this government was on the rocks over the past few years, Carney was their economic credibility phone-a-friend. And when the Prime Minister’s Office decided Freeland was persona non grata, Carney was the person they purported to have waiting in the wings.

Candidates for the leadership of the federal Liberal party are gathering tonight in Montreal for the first of two debates.

Mark Carney, the front-runner in the race to become Canada’s next prime minister, squared off for the first time with rival Chrystia Freeland in a French-language TV debate that focused on how to handle US President Donald Trump.

The candidates will gather in a Montreal film studio for a debate in French. Former TVA-Québec anchor Pierre Jobin will moderate.

A Mainstreet Research survey shows Carney with a solid lead among registered Liberals — and former finance minister Chrystia Freeland coming in second. The poll suggests 43 per cent of Liberal supporters would vote for Carney on the first ballot, while 31 per cent would choose Freeland.