Finance Minister LeBlanc Says He Won’t Run for Liberal Leadership

Finance Minister LeBlanc Says He Won’t Run for Liberal Leadership
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc rises during question period in Ottawa on Dec. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he will not be running to become the next leader of the federal Liberal Party.

“While I am extremely grateful for the encouragement and the expressions of support I have received from caucus colleagues and Liberals across the country, I have decided not to be a candidate in the Liberal Party of Canada’s upcoming leadership race,” LeBlanc said in a Jan. 8 statement.