Field of Liberal leadership contenders nearly set as deadline day arrives

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    The Liberal leadership race is kicking into high gear. The window to join closes Thursday and there are already some notable names vying for the top job. Faiza Amin discusses the strategy being used right now with Sarbjit Kaur, and Jeff Rutledge.

    By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press

    The federal Liberal caucus is meeting today and tomorrow on Parliament Hill as the party searches for its next leader.

    Candidates who want to run to replace Justin Trudeau as party leader are almost out of time to confirm their bids.

    Leadership hopefuls face a 5 p.m. deadline to declare they will run and submit their paperwork.

    The party can take up to ten days to officially approve their candidacies — and none of them have been officially approved yet.

    Candidates also have four days left to sign up members who can vote in the race.

    Liberal leadership deadline looms
    The deadline looms for Liberals wanting to throw their hat into the ring in an effort to replace out going leader Justin Trudeau. As Glen McGregor reports, Liberal caucus members are meeting and the leadership race could dominate discussions.
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      Liberals elect their new leader on March 9 — 45 days from now.

      As of Thursday former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland and Ottawa MP Chandra Arya said they had submitted the required documents and initial $50,000 deposit to the party.

      Several others have indicated an intention to do so including former house leader Karina Gould, Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste, and former MPs Frank Baylis and Ruba Dhalla.

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