Jaime Battiste drops out of Liberal leadership race, backs Mark Carney

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Lack of funding and discussions with Mark Carney: the Aboriginal MP for Cape Breton justifies his decision.

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A Carney Liberal leadership win would produce a political rarity: A PM who is not an MP

The most recent instance of such a feat was when John Turner became Liberal prime minister in 1984

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Longshot candidate Jaime Battiste drops out Liberal leadership race, endorses Carney

Battiste, who was the only Indigenous candidate in the race, said the best way for him to advance issues he cares about is to support Carney

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Jaime Battiste Drops out of Running for Liberal Leadership

Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he is dropping out of the Liberal party leadership race and backing former central banker Mark Carney. The MP for Sydney—Victoria made the announcement in a statement sent out late Thursday by his campaign. Battiste was the only Indigenous candidate in the running and sought to put First Nations issues on the agenda during the contest. He says the best way for him to advance the issues he cares about—re…

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Jaime Battiste drops out of Liberal leadership race, backs Mark Carney

Battiste, a Liberal MP from Nova Scotia, was the only Indigenous candidate in the running and sought to put First Nations issues on the agenda during the contest.

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Jaime Battiste, Member of Parliament for Sydney-Victoria in Nova Scotia, quits the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada and supports Mark Carney.