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

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa on Oct. 24, 2023. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

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 said to reporters at a press conference in Ottawa on Jan. 29.