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Liberals nominate Dr. Danielle Martin as candidate in Toronto riding vacated by Freeland’s departure

Dr. Danielle Martin, chair of family medicine at University of Toronto, aims to retain Liberal seat vacated by Chrystia Freeland, with byelection date pending.

  • On Saturday, the Liberal Party named Dr. Danielle Martin, family physician and University of Toronto department chair, as its candidate in the University‑Rosedale byelection.
  • The vacancy arose when Chrystia Freeland resigned on January 9 to accept a voluntary advisory role with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, creating the byelection.
  • A longtime health‑care leader, Martin chairs the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto and won the F.N.G. Starr Award in 2019 after her 2014 U.S. Senate appearance.
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Danielle Martin named Liberal candidate for byelection in Freeland’s former riding

The Liberal Party of Canada has announced a Toronto doctor will run as its candidate in University-Rosedale, a riding Chrystia Freeland represented for over a decade before the former Liberal MP resigned from office earlier this month.

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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
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