Canadians Say Freeland Most Likely Candidate to Succeed Trudeau as Liberal Party Leader: Poll

Canadians say Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is the most likely candidate to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a potential Liberal leadership race, according to a new poll. A recent Abacus Data survey provided to The Toronto Star asked 1,500 respondents who they think should replace Mr. Trudeau as Liberal leader if he were to step down. The most prominent response was “don’t know,” with 54 percent of those surveyed saying they were unsure who the best candidate would be. Of those who did have a preference, however, Ms. Freeland was the top choice. As deputy prime minister and finance minister, Ms. Freeland has the highest profile of all the potential candidates, taking 13 percent of the vote....