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

OTTAWA — The race to replace Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is dominated by one name: Donald Trump. How to wrestle with the incoming president and his tariff threats has emerged as the defining question in the Liberal Party leadership contest.

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.The Liberal Party announced they will choose their next leader — and Canada's next prime minister — on March 9.

With Trudeau’s nine-year stint as prime minister ending, several politicians are frontrunners to take over his role.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation, citing internal party battles as a hindrance to being the best option in the next el

Another possible candidate is the new finance minister, Dominic LeBlanc. The former public safety minister, and a close friend of Trudeau, LeBlanc recently joined the prime minister at a dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago. LeBlanc was Trudeau’s babysitter when Trudeau was a child.

By David Ljunggren (Reuters) - Canada's ruling Liberal Party is looking for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced on Jan. 6 he intended to step down. The Liberal Party will pick a new chief on March 9.