Canada cabinet minister Gould says she is running to replace Trudeau


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  • Sunday, 19 Jan 2025

FILE PHOTO: Government House Leader Karina Gould delivers the Fall Economic Statement in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada December 16, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian cabinet minister Karina Gould on Saturday said she would take part in the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party.

Gould, 37, becomes the third serious candidate to announce their candidacy. She is currently the Liberals' House Leader, in charge of pushing legislation through Parliament.

Gould will be up against former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and ex-Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. The new leader is due to be announced on March 9.

Trudeau, under pressure from legislator over the party's pool poll showing, announced on Jan 6 that he would step down after more than nine years in office.

(Reporting by David Ljunggren; editing by Diane Craft)

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