Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is billing herself as the best person to lead Canada's fight against Donald Trump.

He is not a Canadian and he is certainly not a Liberal, but U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has had a huge influence on the race to replace Justin Trudeau.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to resign after calls increased for his ouster over his handling of economic policies.

Pressure is growing on Canada’s leader from within his Liberal Party over his handling of US president-elect Donald Trump’s proposed trade tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation after facing an increasing loss of support both within his party and in the country.

Less than five weeks after she resigned her cabinet seat over a dispute with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland has launched her campaign to replace him as the leader of the Liberal party.

Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland appeared to adopt Donald Trump’s logic when she wrote that “Americans will pay” for Canadian counter-tariffs.

Chrystia Freeland, the former deputy prime minister, sought to distance herself from Mr. Trudeau in a public letter criticizing him for “costly political gimmicks.”

Canada’s foreign minister is warning Americans they will be paying a “Trump tariff tax” if President-elect Donald Trump follows through with a threat of imposing a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods.

File photo of Chrystia Freeland with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa ... She cited the threat of 25 per cent tariffs from U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump as one of the most dire economic threats facing Canada, an issue which has Canadian farmers ...