Former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to run to lead the country's Liberal Party. In a statement posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday, Freeland said she would hold a formal campaign launch in the coming days,

Former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada

In a sparsely worded post on the social media platform X, the former finance minister and deputy prime minister said simply that she's "running to fight for Canada."

Chrystia Freeland, the former Canadian finance minister who helped bring Justin Trudeau’s political career to an end when she resigned in December, has joined the race to replace him as prime minister.

Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday announced that she would take part in the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party.

Chrystia Freeland, the former deputy prime minister, sought to distance herself from Mr. Trudeau in a public letter criticizing him for “costly political gimmicks.”

Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MP Ken McDonald said he personally credits Freeland for reversing the decision to impose the carbon tax on home heating fuel, which mostly affected Atlantic Canadians and was widely seen as a blow to the carbon tax policy.

Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next Leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada. She says in a statement posted on social media she will officially launch her campaign on Sunday.

After nearly a decade in power, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally bowed to a chorus of criticism that had become too loud to ignore, announcing his resignation on Monday. Among the loudest critics was one of his most loyal and longest-serving deputies.