Liberal leadership race: Clock ticks for new members to sign up – National

The Liberals are gathering on Parliament Hill for a second day in a row to speak subsequent steps because the get together searches for a substitute for outgoing chief Justin Trudeau.

The candidates solely have till Monday to enroll new members who can vote for them within the race.

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Thursday marked the cutoff deadline for contestants to file their registration papers — which means no different challengers can enter the race.

However management hopefuls should nonetheless pay the get together a steep entry price by Feb. 17 — a complete of $350,000.

Candidates held receptions on the cocktail circuit within the nation’s capital with Liberal MPs Thursday night time, as they search to bolster their organizations.

The sector consists of former central banker Mark Carney, Liberal MPs Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould, Jaime Battiste and Chandra Arya, and former Liberal MPs Frank Baylis and Ruby Dhalla.