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2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election

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2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election
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Leader before election

Justin Trudeau

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2025 Liberal leadership election
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Resigning leaderJustin Trudeau
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The Liberal Party of Canada is expected to hold a leadership election sometime in 2025 to elect a successor to Justin Trudeau. The leadership election was prompted by Trudeau's announcement on January 6, 2025 of his intention to resign as party leader and as Prime Minister of Canada as soon as a new leader is elected.[1][2]

Timeline

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  • September 20, 2021 – Canadian federal election held, the Liberals win their third consecutive election after those of 2015 and 2019, gaining five seats but falling 10 short of a majority.
  • March 22, 2022 – The Liberals reach a confidence and supply agreement with the New Democratic Party agreeing to support the Liberal government until June 2025, in exchange for specific policy commitments.[3]
  • June 24, 2024 – The Liberals lose the Toronto—St. Paul's by-election, a seat vacated by former minister Carolyn Bennett and represented by the Liberals since 1993, and the first time the Liberals lost a seat that they had held prior to a by-election during the 44th Parliament.[4]
  • June 28, 2024 – In the aftermath of the by-election loss, Wayne Long becomes the first Liberal MP to call on Trudeau publicly to resign.[5]
  • September 4, 2024 – The NDP officially withdraw from their confidence-and-supply agreement with the Liberals.[6]
  • September 16, 2024 – The Liberals lose the LaSalle—Émard—Verdun by-election, which had been vacated by former minister David Lametti and considered a "safe" Liberal seat. Senior Liberal figures considered the by-election a "must-win".[7]
  • October 23, 2024 – Trudeau receives a letter requesting that he resign by October 28, 2024, signed by a group of 24 Liberal MPs.[8]
  • December 16, 2024 – Chrystia Freeland, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, resigned from her position in Justin Trudeau's government prior to the release that day of the government's fall economic statement due to her opposition to Trudeau's fiscal policy and after Trudeau had informed her of his intention to move her out of the Finance ministry;[9] later the same day she was replaced as Minister of Finance by Dominic LeBlanc, while the position of Deputy Prime Minister remained vacant.[10] Housing Minister Sean Fraser also resigned from cabinet the same morning, citing personal reasons.[11] On the same day, the Liberals lose the 2024 Cloverdale—Langley City federal by-election, the seat having been vacated by former Liberal MP John Aldag.
  • December 20, 2024 – Trudeau conducts a major cabinet reshuffle. The NDP officially commits to introducing a non-confidence motion against the government. Over 20 Liberal MPs publicly call for Trudeau to resign and over 50 sign a private letter asking him to resign.[12]
  • December 21, 2024 – The Ontario Liberal Caucus reportedly calls on Trudeau to resign.[13]
  • December 23, 2024 – The Atlantic Liberal Caucus calls on Trudeau to resign.[14]
  • December 31, 2024 – The Quebec Liberal Caucus calls on Trudeau to resign.[15]
  • January 3, 2025 – Liberal caucus regional chairs meet and call an emergency national Liberal caucus meeting for January 8, 2025.[16][17]
  • January 6, 2025 – Governor General Mary Simon grants Trudeau's request to prorogue Parliament until March 24, 2025. Trudeau holds a press conference at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time and announces his intention to resign as party leader and prime minister as soon as his successor is chosen.[2][18]

Rules and procedures

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Under the procedure outlined by the party's constitution, all registered Liberals will be eligible to vote directly for leader by preferential ballot as long as they have been registered at least 41 days before the day of the leadership vote.

Votes will be weighted, with each electoral district being allocated 100 points, and with points in a district allocated in proportion to each candidate by the number of first preference votes received. If no candidate receives a majority of points on the first count, the candidate with the fewest points would be eliminated and their votes would be distributed in each electoral district among the remaining leadership contestants according to the next preference indicated. This process would then continue until one candidate has received a majority of points.[19]

Candidates

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Declared

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Publicly expressed interest

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Potential

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Declined

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Opinion polling

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Liberal supporters

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Polling firm Last date
of polling 		Link Sample
size 		Anita
Anand 		Mark
Carney 		François-
Philippe
Champagne 		Christy
Clark 		Sean
Fraser 		Chrystia
Freeland 		Mélanie
Joly 		Dominic
LeBlanc 		Other/
Undecided
Leger December 22, 2024 PDF 245 5% 7% 2% 1% — 21% 4% 7% Someone else 7%
Don't know 46%
Leger September 22, 2024 PDF 312 2% 13% 4% 0% 4% 18% 5% 2% Someone else 4%
Don't know 46%

All Canadians

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Polling firm Last date
of polling 		Link Sample
size 		Anita
Anand 		Mark
Carney 		François-
Philippe
Champagne 		Christy
Clark 		Sean
Fraser 		Chrystia
Freeland 		Mélanie
Joly 		Dominic
LeBlanc 		Other/
Undecided
Nanos Research January 5, 2025 PDF 1,045 2.4% 13.8% 3.7% 4.0% 1.6% 19.0% 4.2% 3.4% NOTA 22.3%
Unsure 13.5%
Trudeau 6.4%
Other 5.7%
Leger December 22, 2024 PDF 1,521 2% 7% 3% 3% — 15% 4% 4% Someone else 15%
Don't know 48%
Nanos Research November 6, 2024 [35] 1,010 3% 18% 4% 4% 3% 11% 3% 2% NOTA 26%
Unsure 13%
Trudeau 11%
Leger September 22, 2024 PDF 1,556 2% 8% 3% 1% 2% 8% 3% 1% Someone else 16%
Don't know 55%

References

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  1. ^ "Trudeau expected to announce exit as party leader before national caucus meeting Wednesday". The Globe and Mail. January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Tunney, Catharine; Cochrane, David (January 6, 2025). "Trudeau resigning as Liberal leader". CBC News. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  3. ^ Fife, Robert; Curry, Bill (March 22, 2022). "Liberals reach deal with NDP to stay in power until 2025". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  4. ^ Tasker, John Paul (June 24, 2024). "Conservatives win longtime Liberal stronghold Toronto-St. Paul's in shock byelection result". CBC News. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "First Liberal MP calls on Trudeau to resign: 'for the good of our country'". National Post. June 28, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  6. ^ Aiello, Rachel (September 4, 2024). "Jagmeet Singh pulls NDP out of deal with Trudeau Liberals, takes aim at Poilievre Conservatives". CTV News. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  7. ^ "Liberals face must-win by-election in Montreal as they try to hold onto their base". The Globe and Mail. September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  8. ^ "Trudeau hits date set by Liberal MPs to respond to caucus letter - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  9. ^ Tasker, John Paul (December 16, 2024). "Chrystia Freeland resigns from Trudeau's cabinet and sources say Dominic LeBlanc will replace her". cbc.ca.
  10. ^ Ljunggren, David; Shakil, Ismail (December 16, 2024). "Canada finance minister quits after clash with Trudeau over Trump tariffs, spending". Reuters.
  11. ^ Al Mallees, Nojoud (December 16, 2024). "Liberal Housing Minister Sean Fraser resigns from Trudeau's cabinet, won't seek re-election". National Post. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  12. ^ Al Jazeera Staff. "Canada's Trudeau reshuffles cabinet amid persistent pressure to resign". Al Jazeera. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  13. ^ "Ontario Liberal MPs want Justin Trudeau to step down: sources". CBC News. December 21, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  14. ^ "Atlantic Liberal caucus asks Trudeau to resign and allow party to replace him". The Globe and Mail. December 29, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  15. ^ Rafique, Racy; Thurton, David (December 31, 2024). "Quebec Liberal caucus wants Trudeau to resign: sources".
  16. ^ "Special national Liberal caucus meeting called for next week after regional chairs meet: sources". CTVNews. January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  17. ^ "Top Liberal MPs to discuss how to amp up pressure on Trudeau to reveal if he will step down". The Globe and Mail. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  18. ^ "Justin Trudeau promises to resign as prime minister and Liberal leader after leadership race". Toronto Star. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  19. ^ "The Constitution of the Liberal Party of Canada" (PDF). www.liberal.ca. Liberal Party of Canada. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  20. ^ a b "Former MP considering bid to replace Trudeau as Liberal leader after party's byelection defeat". CBC News. June 26, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  21. ^ a b c "Businessman and former Grit MP Baylis first out of the gate to announce bid for Liberal leadership". The Hill Times. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  22. ^ Ballingall, Alex (January 4, 2025). "Mark Carney calls dozens of Liberal MPs as he considers leadership bid". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  23. ^ a b c "Who should lead the Liberals? 'None of the above,' poll finds". CTV News. November 8, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  24. ^ Laurence Martin (January 7, 2025). "François-Philippe Champagne « définitivement » intéressé par la course au PLC". Radio-Canada (in French). Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  25. ^ "Who's next? The contenders to replace a troubled Justin Trudeau". National Post. July 29, 2024.
  26. ^ "'Never said I was going to close the door on politics forever': Christy Clark on interest in federal leadership run". CTVNews. October 24, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  27. ^ "Who might replace Trudeau as Liberal Party leader?". BBC News. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  28. ^ Ling, Justin (December 21, 2024). "Justin Ling: This new Liberal minister has a tiny window of time to ease the housing crisis. He just might do it". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  29. ^ Tumilty, Ryan (January 4, 2025). "Chrystia Freeland reaches out to Liberal MPs as speculation swirls about Justin Trudeau's future". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  30. ^ "Liberals will choose a new leader. Who are the possible candidates to replace Trudeau?". CBC. January 6, 2025.
  31. ^ "Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly focused on re-election, doesn't explicitly rule out future Liberal leadership bid". CTV News. December 8, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  32. ^ @RichardZussman (January 6, 2025). "North Vancouver MP and Minister of Energy Jonathan Wilkinson is gauging interest on a Liberal leadership run my colleague David Akin is reporting. #bcpoli" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  33. ^ "Kingston and the Islands MP Mark Gerretsen predicts history will be kind to Justin Trudeau" (article). The Kingston Whig Standard. January 6, 2025. As for who he thinks should be the next leader of the Liberal party, Gerretsen said it won't be him, but he would endorse Dominic LeBlanc, the current minister of intergovernmental affairs.
  34. ^ Trudeau to resign as prime minister after leadership race (Video). CBC News. January 6, 2025. Event occurs at 7:45:56. There is not a chance I'm running David, I could tell you that.
  35. ^ "Who should lead the Liberals? 'None of the above,' poll finds". CTVNews. November 8, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
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