Trudeau Cabinet Minister Dominic LeBlanc Will Not Join Party Leadership Race

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced today that he will not be joining the Liberal Party’s leadership race.

LeBlanc expressed his gratitude for the support he has received within the party but confirmed that he will not be a candidate in the upcoming leadership contest for the Liberal Party of Canada.

This comes in the wake of Trudeau’s announcement that he will step down, prompting the party to choose a new leader. The leadership election campaign is expected to begin soon. Trudeau recently appointed LeBlanc as Finance Minister, and he had been considered a potential candidate for the leadership.

LeBlanc’s decision comes at a time when the Liberals are trailing in polls and the government faces the prospect of falling when Parliament resumes at the end of March.