It’s the last day before Liberals elect their next leader and the campaigns are making their final get-out-the-vote push as they seek to rally grassroots support from across the country. Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney,

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.

Before last night, it appeared that Mark Carney was on a fairly unobstructed glide path towards the leadership,” said veteran Liberal operative John O’Leary. “There’s an opportunity now for Karina to change that map with how she behaves in the coming days and weeks.

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.

Freeland’s team believes that Carney benefitted from the fact that the leadership race was so short. And even before the debates, her campaign was stating it was “very aware” that the road ahead would be bumpy to make sure she becomes the next leader.

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

Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould and Frank Baylis will square off in an English-language debate in Montreal.

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.

Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidates Mark Carney, left to right, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould and Frank Baylis during the French-language Liberal Leadership debate in Montreal, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. The Federal Liberals will pick a new leader ...

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

Polls suggest Carney has a commanding lead in the race to replace Justin Trudeau at the helm of Canada’s Liberal Party, a win that would also make him prime minister — if perhaps only briefly.