“This decision raises significant questions about the legitimacy of the leadership race and, by extension, the legitimacy of the next prime minister of Canada,” Arya said in a social media statement on Sunday. He did not elaborate on his concerns or provide reasons the party gave for declining his candidacy.
One of the seven Liberal leadership hopefuls says the party is not allowing him to run, as another high-profile cabinet minister endorsed Mark Carney on Sunday. Ontario member of Parliament Chandra Arya said the Liberal party informed him he's out of the running to be its next leader.
Former central banker Mark Carney has strongly suggested he will run to be Canada’s next prime minister during an appearance on Jon Stewart’s ‘The Daily Show’.
Canadian Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre locked horns with an interviewer who asked him to comment on a recent executive order from President Donald Trump.
Pro-Palestinian protesters and a significant endorsement of her rival for the Liberal Party leadership marred former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's campaign launch on Sunday for the job of Canada's next prime minister.
Chrystia Freeland, the former deputy prime minister, sought to distance herself from Mr. Trudeau in a public letter criticizing him for “costly political gimmicks.”
Brit to run the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694 and the former head of Canada’s central bank, says he is entering the race to be Canada’s next prime minister following the resignation of Justin Trudeau.
Canada's federal elections are due to take place on 20 October, but the pressure is growing to bring them forward. With US President Donald Trump now in situ in the White House and threatening trade tariffs on Canada, there's a sense of urgency to call an election and have a new permanent leader in place as soon as possible.
The former governor of the Canadian and British central banks announced he was running to become head of the Liberal Party and prime minister.
Mark J. Carney ’87 — a member of Harvard’s Board of Overseers, the University’s second-highest governing body — launched his campaign to become Canada’s next prime minister at a rally in Edmonton, Alberta Thursday afternoon.
Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said she will endorse former central banker Mark Carney to be Liberal Party leader and Canada’s next prime minister
Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday announced that she would take part in the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party.