Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next Leader of the Liberal party and prime minister of Canada. She says in a statement posted on social media she will launch her campaign officially on Sunday.

Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says her top rival Mark Carney appears to be “the choice of the Liberal establishment” as more federal cabinet ministers rally around the former Bank of Canada governor.

Fresh out of the gate from launching her Liberal leadership bid, Karina Gould suggested her two main opponents' backgrounds would do little to gain the favour of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.

The former finance minister and deputy prime minister joined former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney and Government House leader Karina Gould in the race.

Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says she's running ... rally around her top rival, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. "It's central to my campaign to see this is not about ...

Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney will abandon his party's consumer carbon tax and replace the policy with an incentive program that rewards Canadians for making green choices.

In his farewell speech as Bank of Canada governor, in 2013, Mark Carney cast an admiring eye on the country he was leaving to take on the more challenging task of running Britain’s central bank. The title of his address – “ Canada Works ” – said it all.

The flurry of support shows the party’s top brass coalescing around an outside candidate rather than one of their own – former finance minister Chrystia Freeland

The only Indigenous candidate in the Liberal leadership race, Jaime Battiste, has exited, in support of Mark Carney who will face reporters in Halifax Friday.

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he shares the same economic vision as Mark Carney, and he's throwing his support behind the former central banker to become the next Liberal leader and prime minister.

Six of the seven Liberal leadership candidates who submitted their nomination papers have now been approved by the party to run in the race to succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Former central banker Mark Carney,

Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland is calling on the Liberal Party to hold four debates between now and March 9, when registered members will choose the next prime minister.