In It to Win It: 5 Candidates Set to Clear Final Hurdle to Run for Liberal Leadership
Liberal leadership contenders. Top row (L-R): former Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla; former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney; former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland. Bottom row (L-R): former Liberal MP Frank Baylis; former Government House Leader Karina Gould; Liberal MP Jaime Battiste. The Canadian Press/HO; Jason Franson; Justin Tang; HO; Patrick Doyle; Justin Tang
It’s deadline day for candidates to pay up so they can stay in the running to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader—and the field appears to be set.
The final $125,000 instalment of a total $350,000 entrance fee is due by the end of the day—a high bar of entry for such a short race.
