The race to replace Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is now set, with former central banker Mark Carney and former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland the two biggest names to have declared their candidacy.

We’re tracking the potential contenders to lead Canada’s Liberal Party. This Star graphic will update as candidates confirm they are in — or out — of the running.

The race to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party – and as the country’s prime minister – is well under way, with seven candidates throwing their names into contention. The leadership hopefuls had until Thursday evening to meet a deadline to formally submit their candidacies before the party picks its new chief on March 9.

T he sprint to succeed Justin Trudeau as the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party has begun. Eight candidates have put their names forward ahead of the January 23rd deadline, but the race will almost certainly be won by either the former central-bank governor,

Security will play a more central role in Canada's upcoming elections. Whoever wins should learn from Justin Trudeau's mixed record on that front. The post Canada's Trudeau Will Leave Behind a Mixed Bag on Security Policy appeared first on World Politics Review.

Ruby Dhalla wrote to former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi expressing her thoughts on Operation Blue Star and the unrest in Punjab in 1984. Gandhi had responded to her letter personally.

Canada's government on Friday announced that it would defer the implementation of the controversial changes in the capital gains tax to January 1 next year. People who fell under the ambit of the proposed changes of the tax regime were concerned whether they would have to continue paying the modified capital gains tax after the measure failed to pass through parliament.

The most widely predicted turn of events in current Canadian politics has come true. As of Jan. 6, Justin Trudeau has tendered his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and prime minister of the country.

Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is backing away from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's consumer carbon pricing regime but will keep industrial pricing in place.

Frank Baylis officially launched his campaign to succeed Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada at an event in Montreal on Thursday evening. He said he has a “prosperity agenda” and his priorities were to tackle the cost of living by investing in Canadian businesses and universities and getting the government’s fiscal

Dominic LeBlanc has no time for “51st state” jokes. He’s too busy trying to keep the U.S. from slapping tariffs on its neighbor to the north.

My government will immediately remove the carbon tax,' said Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney during a campaign speech in Halifax, N.S.