Leaders for the 5 main parties pitch why they should be prime minister

This composite image shows, left to right, Liberal Leader Mark Carney on March 21, 2025; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on March 4, 2025; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Jan. 22, 2025; Bloc Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet on March 5, 2025; Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault on March 5, 2025, in Ottawa.

The race to choose Canada's next prime minister began Sunday with each of the main party leaders making their pitch for why they are uniquely qualified to lead the country through a crisis.