"Formidable negotiator" versus financial star... These two friends in the running to succeed Justin Trudeau

Ten days before the election of Justin Trudeau 's successor by Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) activists and after two televised debates, the die is cast. Former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney and former number two in the executive branch, Chrystia Freeland, are in the lead race to lead the government on March 9. This contest pits two close friends against each other, who have personal ties.

" I hope we can celebrate my son's birthday together as a family when I'm the prime minister and Mark Carney is maybe the finance minister, it's a good job for him," Chrystia Freeland, 56, a mother of three teenagers, said on a popular Radio-Canada show. A reference to the fact that Mark Carney is her son's godfather...

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The two rivals studied at Harvard and Oxford universities. They grew up in Alberta. However, the two friends are not very similar. Carney is self-effacing, always in the background. Freeland is a voluble go-getter…