Liberals on Carney’s leadership win, election timing, tariff response – March 10, 2025

Ministers and Liberal MPs speak with reporters as the federal caucus and cabinet meets on Parliament Hill. The meeting comes the day after Mark Carney was declared as the replacement for Justin Trudeau as Liberal party leader.

Ministers and MPs face questions on the way forward for the party caucus and on Carney’s decision to appoint MP and former minister Marco Mendicino to serve as his chief of staff. They are also asked about the timing of the next federal election and on Canada’s ongoing response to U.S. tariffs.

Speaking are ministers Mélanie Joly (foreign affairs), David McGuinty (public safety), Jonathan Wilkinson (natural resources), Jean-Yves Duclos (public services), Mark Holland (health), François-Philippe Champagne (innovation), Diane Lebouthillier (fisheries), Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (housing), Steven MacKinnon (employment, labour), Anita Anand (transport, internal trade), Steven Guilbeault (environment), Mary Ng (trade), Gary Anandasangaree (Crown-Indigenous relations) as well as MPs Karina Gould, Chrystia Freeland, Judy Sgro, Kody Blois, Peter Fragiskatos, Ben Carr, René Arseneault and George Chahal, Adam van Koeverden, John McKay, Ryan Turnbull and Sukh Dhaliwal.

Minister Marci Ien (women and gender equality) discusses her recent decision to not run again in the coming federal election.

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