The stage was shared by four hopefuls: former governor of the banks of Canada and England Mark Carney, former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Liberal government House leader K

Candidates vying to be the next leader of the federal Liberals and Canada’s prime minister will square off in a French-language debate in Montreal tonight.

How Canada should stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump’s many threats against the economy and sovereignty of its northern neighbour was a running theme of Monday night’s French-language Liberal leadership debate.

Candidates for the leadership of the federal Liberal party are gathering tonight in Montreal for the first of two debates.

The Liberal leadership debate began Monday night with the candidates explaining how they would handle the tumultuous relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump and his threats of economic warfare.

Canada's Liberal Party leadership candidates, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, former House leader Karina Gould and former Liberal MP Frank Baylis stand next to each other before participating in a French language debate ahead of the March 9 vote to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,

Canadas top contenders to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clashed in a heated debate Monday, focusing on how to counter U.S. President Donald Trumps economic threats. With the election set for October 20,