OTTAWA – Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney has secured the endorsements of four more current and former cabinet ministers.
On Tuesday, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Gary Anandasangaree and former housing minister Sean Fraser all threw their support behind Carney on social media.
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault also endorsed Carney while speaking to reporters at the Liberal cabinet retreat in Montebello, Que.
Carney secured the support of Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan earlier this week.
The Liberal party also says it has tweaked the financing rules for leadership candidates ahead of Thursday’s deadline to submit the $50,000 deposit.
The party says that because banks sometimes issue holds on cheques, it will accept a sworn affidavit stating that a candidate has enough money to cover the deposit, pending the release of any money that’s being held up.
Six individuals have declared an intention to run, including Carney, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, former House leader Karina Gould, current Liberal MPs Chandra Arya and Jaime Battiste and former Liberal MP Frank Baylis.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 21, 2025.
