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.

The candidates — former central banker Mark Carney, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, former government House leader Karina Gould and former MP Frank Baylis — spent much of the debate talking about the threat Trump poses to Canada’s economy and sovereignty.

The first Liberal leadership debate was one in name only, with the four candidates consistently agreeing with each other as they tried to differentiate themselves in the race to succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Liberal leadership contenders will take the stage again Tuesday night for the English-language debate in Montreal — their last shot to confront each other in person and shake up the race.

Liberal leadership contenders will take the stage again Tuesday night for the English-language debate in Montreal — their last shot to confront each other in person and shake up the race. The four candidates left in the race played it safe in Monday night’s French-language debate.

The four candidates vying to be the next Liberal leader and prime minister are making the case that they're best suited to handle relations with U.S. President Donald Trump.

The first of two debates between the four Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidates is set to begin Monday night in French, before a follow-up English-language debate on Tuesday. Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland,

The candidates in the race to be the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada will square off tonight in the first of two live debates.