OTTAWA — Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc has officially ruled himself out of the race to succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

In the wake of Trudeau’s announcement Monday that he intends to resign as prime minister, LeBlanc had been encouraged to run by MPs Mark Gerretsen and Joël Lightbound, who declared in separate media interviews that they would be favourable to LeBlanc’s candidacy.

Finance Minister Dominic Leblanc has officially ruled himself out of the race to succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.{ai:summary}<p>Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc has announced he will not run to succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, following Trudeau's resignation announcement. MPs Mark Gerretsen and Joël Lightbound had expressed support for LeBlanc's potential candidacy. </p><p>#politics</p>

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