Canada’s governing Liberal Party will announce the country’s new prime minister March 9 after a leadership vote that follows the resignation of Justin Trudeau this week

Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MP Ken McDonald said he personally credits Freeland for reversing the decision to impose the carbon tax on home heating fuel, which mostly affected Atlantic Canadians and was widely seen as a blow to the carbon tax policy.

While Liberal supporters hope a new leader will give the party a better chance at holding onto power, some residents in urban Toronto — where the Liberals swept all 25 ridings in the 2021 election — are unsure if Justin Trudeau's resignation will be enough to change public opinion.

Cabinet ministers, a former central banker and a one-time provincial premier are all reportedly eyeing the top job.

Justin Trudeau, who has led the country for nearly a decade, is giving up leadership of the Liberal party. He said he would remain in both roles until his replacement had been chosen through a party election.

The Liberal Party’s board of directors must now set a date for the next leadership race and establish the leadership expenses committee, according to the party’s constitution.

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.

The front runners for the Liberal leadership are former central banker Mark Carney and ex-Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland, whose abrupt resignation last month forced Trudeau's exit.

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