US EditionLiberals 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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Liberals Announce Danielle Martin as Their Candidate in Byelection for Freeland’s Toronto Riding
The Liberal Party says family physician Danielle Martin will be the party’s candidate in the upcoming federal byelection for the University–Rosedale riding in Toronto, which former MP Chrystia Freeland stepped down from in January. Martin is also the executive vice-president at the Women’s College Hospital in Toronto and leads the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. She appeared before a U.S. Senate subcommi…
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.
Liberals announce Danielle Martin will be their candidate for University-Rosedale byelection
The Liberal Party announced Saturday afternoon that family physician Dr. Danielle Martin will be their candidate for the upcoming federal byelection in University-Rosedale, the downtown Toronto riding Chrystia Freeland held until she stepped down earlier this month.
Liberals nominate Dr. Danielle Martin as candidate in Toronto riding vacated by Freeland's departure
Family physician and health care advocate Dr. Danielle Martin has been announced as the Liberal candidate for the riding of University-Rosedale in an as yet to be called federal by-election to replace Chrystia Freeland. Martin has more than two decades of experience caring for patients in her family medicine practice, advising governments on health care […]
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The RecordLiberals tap family doctor, health care advocate for University-Rosedale byelection
The Grits will run Danielle Martin, chair of family medicine at U of T, who went viral in 2014 after defending Canada’s health care system before a U.S. Senate committee.
Liberals announce physician Danielle Martin as their candidate for University-Rosedale
Saturday January 31, 2026 | TORONTO, ON [Posted 6:48 pm PT | Updated 10:59 pm PT] by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends The Liberal Party of Canada has announced Danielle Martin as their Liberal candidate in the upcoming federal by-election in University—Rosedale. University-Rosedale in downtown Toronto had been held for 10 years (2015-2025) […] The post Liberals announce physician Danielle Martin as their candidate for University-Rosedale app…
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