Canada’s Liberal party will elect a new leader this weekend and Chrystia Freeland is running to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister. Donald Trump’s belligerence towards his northern neighbour seems to have restored the party’s popularity ahead of a general election this year. Chrystia tells host Gideon Rachman that Canadians are sticking together and that they have some strong cards to play.
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Gideon Rachman is the chief foreign affairs commentator at the Financial Times. You can find his column here.
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Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner