Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s deputy prime minister and finance minister, delivered a stunning blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, resigning from cabinet just hours before she was scheduled to present the government’s fall economic statement. The abrupt departure is the most significant public fracture within Trudeau’s government to date and has thrown his leadership into uncertainty.
Sources within the Liberal Party told CTV News that Trudeau is now weighing his options as leader, with some members privately expressing concerns about his ability to hold the party together heading into the next election.
Freeland, who played a central role in steering Canada through trade disputes during the Trump administration and managing the country’s pandemic response, announced her resignation in a sharply worded letter published early Monday. Her decision immediately ignited chaos on Parliament Hill, sparking questions about Trudeau’s leadership and the government’s stability.
In a message shared on social media Monday, she revealed that her decision to shift roles followed an offer from Prime Minister Trudeau for a different Cabinet position. “On Friday, you told me you no longer want me to serve as your Finance Minister and offered me another position in the Cabinet,” Freeland wrote. “Upon reflection, I have concluded that the only honest and viable path is for me to resign from the Cabinet.”
Freeland also criticized Trudeau’s advocacy for higher spending as a mere political tactic, expressing her concerns that it could undermine Ottawa’s capacity to address the impending 25% import tariffs promised by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. […]
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