# Endorsements in the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election

The following lists contain the endorsements given to candidates in the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.

## Endorsements

| Candidate | Current politicians | Current politicians | Current politicians | Current politicians | Former politicians | Former politicians | Former politicians | Former politicians | Other prominent individuals | Organizations | Media | Total |
| Candidate | Members of Parliament | Senators | Provincial politicians | Municipal politicians | Former MPs | Former Senators | Former provincial politicians | Former municipal politicians | Other prominent individuals | Organizations | Media | Total |
| Frank Baylis | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 5 |
| Mark Carney | 69 | – | 1 | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 83 |
| Chrystia Freeland | 27 | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 34 |
| Karina Gould | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 |

## Summary of endorsements from caucus members by province

| Candidate | NL | PEI | NS | NB | QC | ON | MB | AB | BC | NU/NWT/YK | Total |
| Frank Baylis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Carney | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 69 |
| Chrystia Freeland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Karina Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No endorsement | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 73 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 151 |

## Frank Baylis
### Former Members of Parliament

* Celina Caesar-Chavannes, MP for Whitby (2015–2019).
* Clifford Lincoln, MP for Lac-Saint-Louis (1993–2004), member of the Quebec Cabinet (1985–1989), MNA for Nelligan (1981–1989).

### Municipal politicians

* Benoit Langevin, Montreal city councillor, Pierrefonds-Roxboro (Bois-de-Liesse).

### Other prominent individuals

* Francoise Baylis, Canadian bioethicist, President-elect of the Royal Society of Canada (2025–2028). (Sibling)
* Christian de la Cortina, Canadian actor and producer.

## Mark Carney
### Members of Parliament

* Shafqat Ali, MP for Brampton Centre (2021–present).
* Anita Anand, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade (2024–2025), President of the Treasury Board (2023–2024), Minister of National Defence (2021–2023), MP for Oakville (2019–present).
* Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations (2023–present), MP for Scarborough—Rouge Park (2015–present).
* Parm Bains, MP for Steveston—Richmond East (2021–present).
* Jaime Battiste, MP for Sydney—Victoria (2019–present), leadership contestant in 2025.
* Rachel Bendayan, Minister of Official Languages and Associate Minister of Public Safety (2024–2025), MP for Outremont (2019–present).
* Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence (2023–present), Minister of Emergency Preparedness (2021–2023), MP for Scarborough Southwest (2015–present), Chief of the Toronto Police Service (2005–2015).
* Kody Blois, MP for Kings—Hants (2019–present).
* Valerie Bradford, MP for Kitchener South—Hespeler (2021–present).
* Élisabeth Brière, Minister of National Revenue (2024–2025), MP for Sherbrooke (2019–present).
* George Chahal, MP for Calgary Skyview (2021–present), Calgary City Councillor (2017–2021).
* François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (2021–2025), MP for Saint-Maurice—Champlain (2015–present).
* Sophie Chatel, MP for Pontiac (2021–present).
* Serge Cormier, MP for Acadie—Bathurst (2015–present).
* Sukh Dhaliwal, MP for Surrey—Newton (2015–present), Newton—North Delta (2006–2011).
* Anju Dhillon, MP for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle (2015–present).
* Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement (2023–2025), MP for Québec (2015–present).
* Ali Ehsassi, MP for Willowdale (2015–present).
* Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities (2024–present), MP for Beaches—East York (2015–present).
* Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities (2023–2024), Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (2021–2023), MP for Central Nova (2015–present).
* Iqwinder Gaheer, MP for Mississauga—Malton (2021–present).
* Mark Gerretsen, Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (2023–present), MP for Kingston and the Islands (2015–present).
* Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change (2021–2025), Minister of Canadian Heritage, (2019–2021), MP for Laurier–Sainte-Marie (2019–present).
* Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services (2021–present), Minister of Health (2019–2021), Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour (2017–2019), Minister of Status of Women (2015–2017), MP for Thunder Bay—Superior North (2015–present).
* Brendan Hanley, MP for Yukon (2021–present).
* Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development (2021–2025), Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (2023–present), MP for Long Range Mountains (2015–present).
* Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth (2021–2025), MP for Toronto Centre (2020–present).
* Helena Jaczek, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Receiver General of Canada (2021–2023), member of the Ontario cabinet (2014–2018), MP for Markham—Stouffville (2019–present), MPP for Oak Ridges—Markham (2007–2018).
* Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2021–present), Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (2019–2021), Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie (2018–2019), Minister of Canadian Heritage (2015–2018), MP for Ahuntsic-Cartierville (2015–present).
* Yvonne Jones, MP for Labrador (2013–present), Leader of the Opposition (Newfoundland and Labrador) (2007–2012), Leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (2007–2011), MHA for Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair (1996–2013), Mayor of Mary's Harbour (1991–1996).
* Arielle Kayabaga, MP for London West (2021–present)
* Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities (2023–2025), Minister of Seniors (2021–2023), MP for Brampton West (2015–present).
* Annie Koutrakis, MP for Vimy (2019–present).
* Irek Kusmierczyk, MP for Windsor—Tecumseh (2019–present)
* Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance (2024–2025) and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs (2018–2019; 2020–present), MP for Beauséjour (2000–present)
* Marie-France Lalonde, MP for Orléans (2019–present), member of the Ontario cabinet (2017–2019), MPP for Orléans (2014–2019)
* Viviane Lapointe, MP for Sudbury (2021–present).
* Joël Lightbound, MP for Louis-Hébert (2015–present).
* Tim Louis, MP for Kitchener—Conestoga (2019–present).
* Wayne Long, MP for Saint John—Rothesay (2015–present).
* Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (2023–2025; 2015–2019), MP for Cardigan (1988–present).
* Heath MacDonald, MP for Malpeque (2021–present).
* Steven MacKinnon, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (2025–2025), Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour (2024–2025), MP for Gatineau (2015–present).
* David McGuinty, Minister of Public Safety (2024–present), MP for Ottawa South (2004–present).
* Michael McLeod, MP for Northwest Territories (2015–present).
* Bobby Morrissey, MP for Egmont (2015–present), member of the Prince Edward Island cabinet (1986–1996), MLA for Tignish-Palmer Road (1982–2000).
* Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (2023–2025), MP for Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Sœurs (2015–present).
* Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (2021–2023), Minister of Digital Government (2019–2021), President of the Treasury Board (2019), MP for Vancouver Quadra (2008–present, MLA for New Westminster (2001–2005), leadership contestant in 2013.
* Seamus O'Regan, Minister of Seniors (2023–2024) Minister of Labour (2021–2024), Minister of Natural Resources (2019–2021), Minister of Indigenous Services (2019), Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence (2017–2019), MP for St. John's South—Mount Pearl (2015–present).
* Ginette Petitpas Taylor, President of the Treasury Board (2024–present), MP for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe (2015–present).
* Marcus Powlowski, MP for Thunder Bay—Rainy River (2019–present).
* Sherry Romanado, MP for Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne (2015–present).
* Anthony Rota, Speaker of the House of Commons (2019–2023), MP for Nipissing—Timiskaming (2004–2011; 2015–present).
* Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions (2024–2025), Chief Government Whip (2024), MP for Brampton North (2015–present).
* Harjit Sajjan, President of the King's Privy Council for Canada (2023–2025), Minister of Emergency Preparedness (2023–2025), Minister of International Development (2021–2023), Minister of National Defence (2015–2021), MP for Vancouver South (2015–present).
* Randeep Sarai, MP for Surrey Centre (2015–present).
* Marc Serré, MP for Nickel Belt (2015–present).
* Maninder Sidhu, MP for Brampton East (2019–present).
* Sonia Sidhu, MP for Brampton South (2015–present).
* Francesco Sorbara, MP for Vaughan—Woodbridge (2015–present).
* Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage (2023–2025) and Minister of Tourism (2025–2025), Minister of Sport (2021–2023), MP for Brome—Missisquoi.
* Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (2023–2025), MP for Kanata—Carleton (2021–present).
* Joanne Thompson, Minister of Seniors (2024–2025), MP for St. John's East (2021–present).
* Ryan Turnbull, MP for Whitby (2019–present).
* Rechie Valdez, Minister of Small Business (2023–2025), MP for Mississauga—Streetsville (2021–present).
* Adam van Koeverden, MP for Milton (2019–present).
* Patrick Weiler, MP for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country (2019–present).
* Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources (2021–present), Minister of Environment and Climate Change (2019–2021), Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (2018–2019), MP for North Vancouver (2015–present).
* Salma Zahid, MP for Scarborough Centre (2015–present).
* Sameer Zuberi, MP for Pierrefonds—Dollard (2019–present).

### Former Members of Parliament

* Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (2015–2021), MP for Mississauga—Malton (2015–2021) and Mississauga—Brampton South (2004–2011).
* Don Boudria, Minister of State and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (1997–2002), MP for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell (1984–2006).
* Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board (2015–2019), Minister of Public Works and Government Services (2004–2006), MP for Kings—Hants (1997–2019), Progressive Conservative leadership contestant in 2003, Liberal leadership contestant in 2006.
* Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2021), Minister of Transport (2015–2021), MP for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount (2008–2023), President of the Canadian Space Agency (2001–2007).
* David Lametti, Minister of Justice (2019–2023), MP for LaSalle—Émard—Verdun (2015–2024).
* Catherine McKenna, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities (2019–2021), Minister of Environment and Climate Change (2015–2019), MP for Ottawa Centre (2015–2021).
* Anne McLellan, Deputy Prime Minister (2004–2006), Minister of Natural Resources (1993–1997), Minister of Justice (1997–2002), Minister of Health (2002–2003), Solicitor General (2003–2005), Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (2005–2006), MP for Edmonton Centre (1993–2006).
* Douglas Roche, Progressive Conservative MP for Edmonton South (1972–1984), Senator from Alberta (1998–2004).
* Brian Tobin, Minister of Industry (2000–2002), Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (1993–1996), MP for Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte (1980–1996) and for Bonavista—Trinity—Conception (2000–2002), Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador (1996–2000), Leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (1996–2000).
* Lee Richardson, Progressive Conservative MP for Calgary Southeast (1988–1993), Conservative Party MP for Calgary Centre (2004–2012).

### Provincial and Territorial politicians

* Bonnie Crombie, Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party (2023–present), Mayor of Mississauga (2014–2024), MP for Mississauga—Streetsville (2008–2011).

### Former Provincial and Territorial politicians

* Dwight Duncan, Deputy Premier of Ontario (2011–2013), Minister of Finance (2005–2006; 2007–2013), MPP for Windsor—Tecumseh (1995–2013).
* Margaret Miller, MLA for Hants East (2013–2021).
* George Smitherman, Deputy Premier of Ontario (2006–2009), Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (2003–2008), Minister of Energy and Infrastructure (2008–2009), MPP for Toronto Centre (1999–2010).

### International politicians

* Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City (2002–2013), candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primary.

## Chrystia Freeland
### Members of Parliament

* Yvan Baker, MP for Etobicoke Centre (2019–present).
* Terry Beech, Minister of Citizens' Services (2023–present), MP for Burnaby North—Seymour (2015–present).
* Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of National Revenue (2023–2024), Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (2019–2023), Minister of International Development (2015–2019), MP for Compton—Stanstead (2015–present).
* Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages (2023–2024), Minister of Tourism (2021–2023), MP for Edmonton Centre (2015–2019, 2021–present).
* Ben Carr, MP for Winnipeg South Centre (2023–present).
* Michael Coteau, MP for Don Valley East (2021–present), member of the Ontario cabinet (2013–2018), MPP for Don Valley East (2011–2021).
* Julie Dabrusin, MP for Toronto—Danforth (2015–present).
* Lena Diab, MP for Halifax West (2021–present), member of the Nova Scotia cabinet (2013–2021), MLA for Halifax Armdale (2013–2021).
* Hedy Fry, Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women) (1996–2002), MP for Vancouver Centre (1993–present).
* Ken Hardie, MP for Fleetwood—Port Kells (2015–present).
* Mark Holland, Minister of Health (2023–2025), Government House Leader (2021–2023), MP for Ajax (2015–present) & Ajax—Pickering (2004–2011).
* Anthony Housefather, MP for Mount Royal (2015–present), Mayor of Côte Saint-Luc (2005–2015).
* Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development (2023–2025), Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion (2021–2023), Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (2019–2021), Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (2017–2019), MP for York South—Weston (2015–present).
* Kevin Lamoureux, MP for Winnipeg North (2010–present), former MLA for Inkster (1988–1999, 2003–2010).
* Stéphane Lauzon, MP for Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation (2015–present).
* Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (2023–2025), Minister of National Revenue (2015–2023), MP for Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (2015–present).
* Lloyd Longfield, MP for Guelph (2015–present).
* James Maloney, MP for Etobicoke—Lakeshore (2015–present), Toronto City Councillor (2014).
* Ken McDonald, MP for Avalon (2015–present), Mayor of Conception Bay South (2013–2015).
* John McKay, MP for Scarborough—Guildwood/East (1997–present).
* Alexandra Mendès, MP for Brossard—Saint-Lambert (2015–present) & Brossard—La Prairie (2008–2011), president of the Liberal Party in Quebec (2012–2014).
* Rob Oliphant, MP for Don Valley West (2008–2011, 2015–present).
* Leah Taylor Roy, MP for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill (2021–present).
* Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs (2019–2024), MP for Saint Boniface—Saint Vital (2015–present).
* Anita Vandenbeld, MP for Ottawa West—Nepean (2015–present).
* Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (2023–2025), MP for Parkdale—High Park (2015–present).
* Jean Yip, MP for Scarborough—Agincourt (2017–present).

### Former Members of Parliament

* Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1996–2000), MP for Winnipeg South Centre (1979–2000).
* Wayne Easter, Solicitor General (2002–2003), MP for Malpeque (1993–2021).
* Allan Rock, Minister of Health (1997–2002), Minister of Justice (1993–1997), MP for Etobicoke Centre (1993–2003).
* Scott Simms, MP for Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor (2004–2015), Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame (2015–2021).
* Paul Zed, MP for Fundy—Royal (1993–1997), Saint John (2004–2008).

### Members of Provincial and Territorial legislatures

* Kieron Testart, MLA for Range Lake (2023–present) & Kam Lake (2015–2019).

### Other prominent individuals

* Bill Browder, CEO and co-founder of Hermitage Capital Management.
* Larry Summers, American economist

## Karina Gould
### Members of Parliament

* Pam Damoff, MP for Oakville North—Burlington (2015–present).
* Lisa Hepfner, MP for Hamilton Mountain (2021–present).
* Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions (2023–2025), MP for York Centre (2020–present).

### Former Members of Parliament

* Sheila Copps, Deputy Prime Minister (1993–1997), Minister of the Environment (1993–1996), Minister of Canadian Heritage (1997–2003), MP for Hamilton East (1984–2004), leadership contestant in 1990 and 2003.
* Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality (2017–2021), MP for Peterborough—Kawartha (2015–2021).
* Adam Vaughan, MP for Trinity—Spadina (2014–2015) and Spadina—Fort York (2015–2021).

### Former Provincial and Territorial politicians

* Kevin Vickers, Leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick (2019–2020), Sergeants-at-Arms of the Canadian House of Commons (2006–2015).