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Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of Canada, and Chrystia Freeland, former federal finance minister debate during the first of the two nights of the Liberal Leadership Debate in Montreal, Canada, on February 24, 2025. 

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MONTREAL — The federal government must not deal with Donald Trump the way it did before, agreed Liberal candidates vying to replace Justin Trudeau, as they sparred over who is best suited to deal with the biggest threat to Canada’s economic security.

The U.S. president was not on stage, but he was front and centre throughout the two-hour, French-language confrontation between the four remaining Liberal candidates, as they took occasional aim at the Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre but directed most of their barbs at Trump and his aggression towards Canada.

Alex Ballingall is the Deputy Ottawa Bureau Chief for the Star.Follow him on Twitter: @aballinga.

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