Liberals will choose their next leader — and Canada’s next prime minister — on March 9, the party said in a media release on Thursday night.
After a frenzy of formal and informal meetings this week following Justin Trudeau’s decision to step down as prime minister, the Liberal Party’s national council decided on the date Thursday night.
… The party is limiting who can vote to Canadian citizens and permanent residents who are at least 14 years old.
Chrystia Freeland, Mark Carney poised to enter Liberal leadership race
Chrystia Freeland and former central banker Mark Carney are poised to seek the Liberal leadership while Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne remain uncertain over whether to join the race, sources say.
Ms. Freeland’s campaign has set up a draft website and is planning fundraising events while Mr. Carney’s team is hoping to make an announcement on entering the contest late next week, two sources say.
(They’re gonna need a WEFeree)
