
PARLIAMENT HILL—The deadline for candidate registration in the federal Liberal Party leadership approached in dramatic fashion on Friday, as former justice minister Martin Cauchon, at odds with front-runner Justin Trudeau over his abandonment of one of the party’s hallmark accomplishments, the federal long gun registry, was set to begin a mad-dash weekend gathering the 300 nomination signatures he requires to enter the race before midnight Sunday.

PARLIAMENT HILL—The deadline for candidate registration in the federal Liberal Party leadership approached in dramatic fashion on Friday, as former justice minister Martin Cauchon, at odds with front-runner Justin Trudeau over his abandonment of one of the party’s hallmark accomplishments, the federal long gun registry, was set to begin a mad-dash weekend gathering the 300 nomination signatures he requires to enter the race before midnight Sunday.