Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, answers questions from journalists as she makes her way to a meeting of the Liberal caucus, in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

Justin Trudeau's Liberals were viewed as being primarily focused on things like inequality, wealth redistribution, climate change and reconciliation. It would be unsurprising if the race to choose his successor saw some push to focus on things that he was accused of not paying enough attention to.