MacKinnon Won’t Join Liberal Leadership Race, Cites Lack of Time to Mount Campaign

MacKinnon speaks with journalists on his way to a Liberal Party caucus meeting in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Jan. 8, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Another minister rumoured to have been considering a run for the Liberal leadership has decided against it, saying there isn’t enough time for him to mount the kind of campaign he wants.

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said in a social media post Sunday that the leadership race needs diverse, experienced and pragmatic voices in both English and French.