What will and may happen by March 24

The new PM could entice the NDP to jettison its plan to vote down the government by promising that a reconvened Commons would speedily legislate a new electoral system, something the NDP has been demanding for decades.

Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, left, and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney are seen as the front-runners in the upcoming Liberal leadership race.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY NELSON WISEMAN

January 13, 2025

TORONTO—Canada will have a new Liberal leader and prime minister, the 24th since Confederation, by March 24. Who will it be? Many will initially throw their hats into the ring, but the two most likely finalists for the crown are former deputy prime minister...

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