Grits’ grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a ‘hail Mary’ tactic in leadership race

The push by the main candidates to make the U.S. president the Canadian campaign issue is the one you choose when there’s nothing else in the playbook.

There’s a determined effort from Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, left, Chrystia Freeland, and Karina Gould to define the national ballot question as who is best able to deal with United States President Donald Trump, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

January 22, 2025

OTTAWA—Barring any last-minute entries, it appears the field is set for the Liberal leadership race. In the Jan. 6 news conference announcing his impending departure, current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he hoped for a robust race. With more rumoured candidates annou...

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