Ms. Freeland is vying to become Canada’s next Liberal Party leader and prime minister on Sunday. Her chances could hinge on whether voters consider President Trump’s dislike of her an asset.

MONTREAL — A new poll suggests that while former central ... shows Carney with a solid lead among registered Liberals — and former finance minister Chrystia Freeland coming in second. The poll suggests 43 per cent of Liberal supporters would vote ...

Chrystia Freeland joined the growing ranks of high-profile Canadian politicians taking to U.S. airwaves to spread their message to Canadian and American viewers since the election of U.S. President

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.

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.

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

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Seemingly every time this government was on the rocks over the past few years, Carney was their economic credibility phone-a-friend. And when the Prime Minister’s Office decided Freeland was persona non grata, Carney was the person they purported to have waiting in the wings.

Mark Carney, the front-runner in the race to become Canada’s next prime minister, squared off for the first time with rival Chrystia Freeland in a French-language TV debate that focused on how to handle US President Donald Trump.

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 Mainstreet Research survey shows Carney with a solid lead among registered Liberals — and former finance minister Chrystia Freeland coming in second. The poll suggests 43 per cent of Liberal supporters would vote for Carney on the first ballot, while 31 per cent would choose Freeland.