Freeland was finance minister until she quit on Dec. 16, citing a disagreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the state of the country’s finances

With federal election polling showing a tighter race, the outcome of the Liberal leadership race just got a lot more interesting.

She has been trade minister, foreign minister, deputy prime minister, and finance minister. During US president Donald Trump’s first term, she drove the 2019 North American Free Trade Agreement with the US and Mexico.

Politics reached out to a senior Freeland campaign source on their path to victory, and they laid out a four-pillar plan that sought to take advantage of her popularity amongst key groups and shifting political grounds.

With just one week left before the Liberal race concludes, candidate Chrystia Freeland stopped in Edmonton on Saturday, trying to secure more votes within the party. “I’m a true northern Alberta girl,

A source within the Carney campaign said whoever wins the leadership race will “need a strong mandate to take strong actions,” while Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday that if she wins, she’ll talk to the premiers and business and labour leaders before making a decision.

The four candidates vying to become the next leader of Canada’s Liberal party have made the case during a debate why they are best suited to deal with U.S.

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.

Former Canadian and U.K. central banker Mark Carney is viewed as the presumptive favorite, based on polling and fundraising.

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

Chrystia Freeland made an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, where she discussed the leadership race and how she’s ready to take on Trump.

Candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada faced each other for ... former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Liberal government House leader Karina Gould, and businessman and former MP Frank Baylis.