Liberals offer united front on Trump, but caucus split on candidate best fit to lead the party

U.S. President Donald Trump also drops numerous bombshells for Canada in his World Economic Forum address as Liberals meet in Ottawa.

Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland scrums with reporters outside the Liberal caucus retreat on Jan. 23.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SOPHALL DUCH

January 23, 2025

Liberal MPs convened their first national caucus meeting since United States President Donald Trump returned to the White House seeking to project unity, but Grits returned to Parliament Hill divided over their choice for the party’s next leader.

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