Liberals Lagging Well Behind Other Parties on Nominating Candidates as Election Looms

New Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney speaks after being announced the winner of the Liberal leadership election at an event in Ottawa on March 9, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party is trailing well behind its rivals on nominating candidates.

The Conservatives have nominated 275 candidates out of 343 ridings, the NDP has 217 candidates and the Green Party has 208—but the Liberal party has so far nominated just 185 candidates.