Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MP Ken McDonald said he personally credits Freeland for reversing the decision to impose the carbon tax on home heating fuel, which mostly affected Atlantic Canadians and was widely seen as a blow to the carbon tax policy.

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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.

Freeland write that "Americans will pay" the tough Canadian counter-tariffs she called for against U.S. imports.

Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next Leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada. She says in a statement posted on social media she will officially launch her campaign on Sunday.

The source, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the announcement, also said Freeland’s first policy promise will be to impose dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports to match the tariffs U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has vowed to impose on Canada.

After nearly a decade in power, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally bowed to a chorus of criticism that had become too loud to ignore, announcing his resignation on Monday. Among the loudest critics was one of his most loyal and longest-serving deputies.

The Globe’s BOB FIFE, MARIEKE WALSH and STEPHANIE LEVITZ report that CHRYSTIA FREELAND and MARK CARNEY are poised to announce. The Star’s ALTHIA RAJ predicts it will be a three-way race that adds CHRISTY CLARK as the dark horse. The Post’s STEPHANIE TAYLOR and CATHERINE LÉVESQUE say Clark is “ready to go.” Giddy up.

OTTAWA — Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney and former finance minister Chrystia Freeland are lining up support from Liberal MPs before officially entering the Liberal leadership race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Mark Carney is set to unveil his Liberal leadership campaign this afternoon in Edmonton, ending nearly a decade of speculation about his political ambitions. Former finance minister

Communique: If Ottawa retaliates against tariffs ... Still, he enters the race as a serious contender in a showdown with CHRYSTIA FREELAND, whose shock resignation in December supercharged ...