Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly will not run in the Liberal Party leadership race, a source familiar with her decision told Reuters on Friday.

High-profile cabinet minister Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she won't seek the Liberal leadership, s source says

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly will not run for Liberal leadership, CTV News has confirmed. Up to now, Joly was widely considered a potential successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who recently announced he would resign as leader of the Liberal party.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly won’t run in the Liberal leadership race because she feels her duty is to the country and dealing with the incoming Trump administration and the threat of massive tariffs on Canadian goods.

Justin Trudeau, who has led the country for nearly a decade, is giving up leadership of the Liberal party. He said he would remain in both roles until his replacement had been chosen through a party election.

OTTAWA — Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will not be running for the Liberal leadership in the wake of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation, she announced on Friday. Joly said she was personally ready to lead the Liberal party, but that her current responsibilities made running in a leadership race impossible.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is out of the running to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader, a Liberal source confirms to The Canadian Press.