Jonny5
Senior Member
Dominic LeBlanc has now announced he will not be running for the leadership
Mélanie Joly is out.
I suspect the steep entrance fee, short leadership campaign, and bad Liberal polls are making a lot of contenders reconsider.
Some could be eyeing the leadership 5-10 years from now when the political winds are more in the Liberals' favour.
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AIUI, the LPC has gamed the contest in that whomever runs must resign from cabinet. Only general MPs or civilians, like Carney would want those terms.Mélanie Joly is out.
I suspect the steep entrance fee, short leadership campaign, and bad Liberal polls are making a lot of contenders reconsider.
Some could be eyeing the leadership 5-10 years from now when the political winds are more in the Liberals' favour.
I don't think that would be a big barrier. Any cabinet minister surely knows their time in cabinet is limited, regardless.AIUI, the LPC has gamed the contest in that whomever runs must resign from cabinet. Only general MPs or civilians, like Carney would want those terms.
Especially considering how Christie Clark torched her campaign before it even began.Seems like the frontrunners will likely be Carney vs Freeland.
Would Carney be the first entirely unelected Prime Minister in Canadian history? He’s not even a MP.Seems like the frontrunners will likely be Carney vs Freeland.