Canada Liberals Vote To Replace Trudeau As PM

The main candidates to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada's Liberals, Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland, at a February debate (Credit: AFP)

Canada's Liberal Party elects a new leader this weekend to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister and take charge of confronting the threats posed by US President Donald Trump.

Trudeau, who became Liberal leader in 2013 before taking over as prime minister two years later, announced in early January that he planned to resign, overcome by dismal polling numbers and internal party dissent.