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Carney, Freeland and Cabinet Ministers Are Among the Contenders to Succeed Trudeau
- Leadership contest is likely to include a number of ministers
- Foreign Minister Joly also seen as potential candidate
Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England.
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Justin Trudeau said Monday that he will leave as Canada’s prime minister in the coming months, ending a political run that included three consecutive election victories and nine years in the country’s highest political office.
His announcement starts the contest for the leadership of the governing Liberal Party, with the winner set to become the 24th prime minister in Canada’s history. The party’s national board will meet this week to begin a countrywide, democratic process of selecting a new leader, its president said in a statement.