Trump’s threats are defining Liberal leadership race

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Trump’s threats are defining Liberal leadership race

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by Karl Nerenberg - January 20, 2025

QUOTE: "The Liberal leadership race is shaping up, and the shifting political landscape in the U.S. is casting a long shadow."

EXCERPT: "As Donald Trump realizes his political resurrection in the seat of the restless empire to our south, here, in the still-sovereign Land of the North, a brave – perhaps foolhardy – group of politicians seeks the far less lofty role of federal Liberal leader.

That role will bring with it the office of Prime Minister, which is no small prize. At this moment, though, it looks likely to be a short-lived prize.

The two leading candidates are an economist with no previous political experience, who moved from the world of private sector finance to central banking, and a journalist-turned-politician, who became Justin Trudeau’s minister-of-everything.

They are Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland. Both have officially declared. . . . .}

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