Chrystia Freeland said she would remain a member of Canada’s parliament but had resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet.
Chrystia Freeland, serving as deputy prime minister to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, announced that she would step down as the country’s finance minister after being offered “another position” in the cabinet.
In a Dec. 16 X post, Freeland said she had resigned from her position as finance minister after being offered another position in government by the Canadian Prime Minister. According to Freeland, she and Trudeau had “found [them]selves at odds” with policies, citing potential tariffs that United States President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose on Canada.
“We need to take that threat extremely seriously,” said Freeland, referring to Trump’s proposed tariffs, adding:
