Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says it is out of a “deep sense of duty” to her country that she is bowing out of the race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

While longtime cabinet ministers Dominic LeBlanc and Melanie Joly have officially announced they have no plans to run for the Liberal leadership — up for grabs since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation on Monday — several well-known faces are organizing behind the scenes to launch bids of their own.

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is out of the running to replace ... for months over whether former central banker Mark Carney, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland and ...

OTTAWA — Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney signalled through his campaign team Friday ... Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly took herself out of the running Friday, making her the second cabinet minister to choose their current job over ...

OTTAWA - Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney signalled through his campaign team Friday that he will launch his bid to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal party ...

OTTAWA — Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney signalled through his campaign ... Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly took herself out of the running Friday, making her the second ...

The ball is in Chrystia Freeland's court, now that Mark Carney has officially launched his campaign to become the next Liberal leader. Carney announced alongside supporters in Edmonton on Thursday that he plans to run for the Liberal leadership.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said after meeting with elected officials in Washington that even most Republicans don't know what Trump is planning.

OTTAWA — Former B.C. premier Christy Clark and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne both announced on Tuesday they won’t run to become leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Meanwhile, Liberal House leader Karina Gould is expected to launch her leadership campaign later this week.

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and former B.C. premier Christy Clark both bowed out of the running for the federal Liberal leadership on Tuesday.

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