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Canada will soon have a new prime minister. Here’s what you need to know.

From left, Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidates Karina Gould, Frank Baylis, Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney greet one another before a debate in Montreal on Feb. 25. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press/AP)

From left, Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidates Karina Gould, Frank Baylis, Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney greet one another before a debate in Montreal on Feb. 25. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press/AP)

OTTAWA — More than two months after Justin Trudeau said he intended to resign as Canada’s prime minister, the country’s Liberals on Sunday will announce his successor.

U.S. President Donald Trump has loomed large over the contest. Several top cabinet ministers declined to run, saying their focus was better placed on responding to Trump, who has imposed tariffs on Canadian goods, questioned Canada’s viability as a country and threatened to use “economic coercion” to make it the 51st state.

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Author: Amanda Coletta

Source: The Washington Post

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