The race to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party – and as the country’s prime minister – is well under way, with seven candidates throwing their names into contention. The leadership hopefuls had until Thursday evening to meet a deadline to formally submit their candidacies before the party picks its new chief on March 9.

In the days since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he'll be stepping down as leader, the list of potential candidates to replace him has considerably thinned. Here's a look at who's declared their intentions,

Gould joins former central banker Carney, former finance minister Freeland and MP Arya in meeting the Thursday deadline to enter the race

Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday that Donald Trump's return to the presidency is the reason she would repeal changes to the capital gains tax she introduced just last year.

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. Candidates must declare by 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 23 with a $50,000 deposit towards a $350,

Candidates who want to run to replace Justin Trudeau as party leader are almost out of time to confirm their bids. Leadership hopefuls face a 5 p.m. deadline on Thursday.

ALSO ON SPEED DIAL — The premier, widely believed to be days away from calling a provincial election, said he speaks with DOMINIC LEBLANC “every day — almost every day” as they coordinate a Team Canada approach to wrangling the Trump administration.

Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland would scrap changes to the capital gains tax that she introduced as finance minister, CBC News has confirmed. The news was first reported by Bloomberg.April's federal budget announced an increase to the taxable amount of capital gains — the profits that individuals or businesses make from selling an asset like a stock or a second home.

Several candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say they've submitted their paperwork and met the first financial hurdle to enter the race, although it could still take a few days to see who's made the cut.

Chrystia Freeland would drop the Canadian government’s policy of raising the capital gains inclusion rate if she wins the race to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister, according to a person with knowledge of her plan.

Justin Trudeau, and his two closest advisors, Carbon Tax Carney and Carbon Tax Chrystia, have pushed Canadians off a debt cliff. Fifty percent of Canadians are now $200 or less away from not being able to pay their bills while Canada has the worst household debt in the G7.

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