Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he is dropping out of the Liberal party leadership race and backing former central ...

Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he will be dropping out of the Liberal Party leadership race in favour of backing ...

OTTAWA — Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste is dropping out of the Liberal leadership race and throwing his support behind former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney.

Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste announced Thursday he was dropping out of the race and throwing his support behind Mark Carney.

Here's a quick look at who's in and who's out. Who's in Jaime Battiste The Cape Breton MP and chair of the Liberal Indigenous caucus became the first Mi'kmaw lawmaker elected to Parliament in 2019.

The declared candidates include: Chrystia Freeland, Mark Carney, Karina Gould, Jaime Battiste, Frank Baylis and Ruby Dhalla. The winner will be announced March 9, the same day as the vote.

Former central banker Mark Carney, former finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland, Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste, former government House leader Karina Gould and former Brampton, ...