Carney to start campaign for federal Liberal leadership Thursday in Edmonton: sources
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A big name with ties to the city is expected to launch his bid to become the leader of the federal Liberal party, two sources tell CTV News Edmonton.
A big name with ties to the city is expected to launch his bid to become the leader of the federal Liberal party, two sources tell CTV News Edmonton.
Mark Carney, a former governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, will begin his campaign in his hometown of Edmonton to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday, said the sources, one of them close to the campaign.
Trudeau announced last week he would step down as prime minister and Liberal leader once the party chooses his successor.
Carney is one of seven prospective Liberal leadership candidates who have forms posted on the party's website to collect signatures they require to enter the race.
Others include former finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland, former B.C. premier Christy Clark, cabinet ministers Karina Gould and Jonathan Wilkinson, Liberal MP Chandra Arya and former MP Frank Baylis.
To launch a leadership run, each candidate must collect 300 signatures from registered Liberals, including at least 100 from three different provinces or territories.
Carney, 59, was born in Fort Smith, N.W.T., and moved with his family at a young age to Edmonton, where he attended St. Francis Xavier high school. The economist later attended Harvard University and the University of Oxford before embarking on a career in finance.
