By Canadian Press

Mélanie Joly will not run for Liberal party leadership, source confirms

Jan 10, 2025 | 6:55 AM

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is out of the running to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader, a Liberal source confirms to The Canadian Press.

Joly is expected to talk to media today outside a Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee meeting on Parliament Hill.

The Liberal leadership race is fully underway, now that the party has set a date for the race. More big-name candidates are expected to announce soon whether they intend to run or sit this one out.

Leadership hopefuls only have until Jan. 23 to declare and must pay a $350,000 fee to enter the race, which is set to conclude on March 9.

That leaves them just two weeks to make up their minds on whether to mount a campaign to replace Trudeau.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 10, 2025.

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press