Frontrunners include Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney, who are making the case they can guide Canada through domestic and international issues. At the top of the list: mounting trade tensions with the United States.

The Liberal Party of Canada will soon choose a leader that will replace Justin Trudeau and become Canada's next prime minister.

Mark Carney has been elected leader of Canada's Liberal Party, setting the stage for a high-stakes political battle ahead of the next federal election. Carney, a former governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England,