Foreign Minister Melanie Joly will not run for Liberal leadership ... many of whom have encouraged me to run for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada,” reads her post. “As Minister of Foreign Affairs, I must dedicate every minute of my ...

Canada's minister of foreign affairs, Melanie Joly on Saturday ruled out her candidacy for the Liberal Party of Canada's leadership position, citing the importance of addressing pressing international issues,

The frontrunners for the Liberal leadership are former central banker Mark Carney and ex-Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland.

High-profile cabinet minister Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she won't seek the Liberal leadership, according to a source with knowledge of her plans. Joly is expected to make the announcement later this morning.

Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland has launched her bid to be the next federal Liberal leader while staring down multiple hecklers. Freeland’s speech in Toronto to launch her candidacy for party leadership was interrupted several times by protesters with at least one banner and a flag related to Gaza.

He was tapped by the prime minister to chair a task force on economic growth last September, after being heavily courted to join the Liberal team. Carney was then rumoured to be joining Trudeau’s cabinet as finance minister, replacing Chrystia Freeland. But Freeland resigned, sparking a political crisis, and Carney did not end up in cabinet.

Joly said that while she’s ready to become the first female leader of the Liberal party, she’s not willing to leave her cabinet posting at a “crucial time” for Canada-U. S. relations.

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly announced her decision not to run for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, citing the need to focus on addressing international challenges,

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said she will endorse former central banker Mark Carney to be Liberal Party leader and Canada’s next prime minister

Toronto – Canada's governing Liberal Party will announce the country's next prime minister on March 9 after a leadership vote that follows the resignation of Justin Trudeau this week, party leaders said late Thursday. Trudeau remains prime minister until a new leader is chosen.

Joly said that while she's ready to become the first female leader of the Liberal party, she's not willing to leave her cabinet posting at a "crucial time" for Canada-U. S. relations. "The reality is, I can't do both," she told reporters on Parliament Hill ...