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Dan Vandal is the latest Manitoba Liberal MP to throw their support behind Chrystia Freeland to lead the party.
The former finance minister and deputy prime minister announced on social media early Friday morning she was “running to fight for Canada.” Vandal released a statement in the afternoon endorsing her candidacy.
“Chrystia possesses an intimate understanding of how government works, a record of achievement in the most critical portfolios of government, and the necessary political experience,” the Saint Boniface—St. Vital MP said Friday afternoon.
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MP Dan Vandal released a statement Friday afternoon endorsing Chrystia Freeland’s candidacy for Liberal leader.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he would be resigning and prorogued Parliament this month after facing calls for him to step down. Freeland resigned from Trudeau’s cabinet Dec. 16, suggesting she and him did not see eye-to-eye on the future of Canada’s economy.
Vandal joins two of Manitoba’s three other Liberal MPs in their support of Freeland: Kevin Lamoureux, who endorsed her in a social media post Wednesday, and Ben Carr, who did the same.
MP Terry Duguid said he has no plans to endorse any candidate.
“I was appointed as co-chair of the National Liberal Campaign just over a year ago, and this is a role I take very seriously as I continue to recruit candidates for the next election,” he said in an email statement. “This position requires me to remain neutral, and as such I must refrain from supporting any candidate at this time.”
Freeland joins Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, who announced he would be running Thursday. The Liberal party will select a new leader March 9.
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