Freeland on Trudeau and Potential Leadership Bid: ‘We Have a Leader’

Published on January 29, 2024

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has affirmed that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has her “full support” as leader of the Liberal Party going into the next election. “He has my full support, and I am pretty sure you will find my colleagues here feel the same way,” Ms. Freeland, flanked by four other ministers, said to reporters at a Jan. 29 press conference in Ottawa. “We have a leader,” she added. A reporter had mentioned that ministers in the group present had been floated as possible candidates for a new leadership role in the Liberal Party and was curious to know if any were still thinking about running for the position. She then asked the group if they believed Mr. Trudeau is the right person to guide the party in the forthcoming election....

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