Chrystia Freeland's sudden resignation from cabinet poses a mortal threat to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chances of staying on as prime minister. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press - image credit) Back in 2018 — after her star turn as the minister who t ...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's week started with a crisis his opponents likened to a “gong show at the bottom of a dumpster fire, wrapped up in a cluster.” Canada's three-term prime minister managed to make it to Friday when he announced a Cabinet shakeup triggered in part by the bombshell exit of Chrystia Freeland,
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Justin Trudeau reflecting on his future after Chrystia Freeland’s shocking resignation from cabinet
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Canada's Justin Trudeau to Shuffle Cabinet Amid Resignation Calls
Freeland, 56, has been a prominent figure in Trudeau's Liberal government since he took office in 2015, and led the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement during the Donald Trump's first presidency. Trump has threatened to impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian exports in his second term, which starts next month.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government faced upheaval this week when Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced her resignation in a letter to the PM, shared publicly on social media.
Chrystia Freeland, who is also finance minister, left cabinet on Monday after clashing with Mr Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible Trump tariffs.
Chrystia Freeland’s departure this week recalls the 2019 SNC-Lavalin affair, in which Jody Wilson-Raybould quit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet after a demotion.
Chrystia Freeland's resignation from cabinet on Monday has encouraged some Liberal MPs to double down on their efforts to push Prime Minister Justin Trudeau out of the top job. How might Trudeau choose to proceed in the coming weeks?
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Who can blame Chrystia Freehand for not wanting to wear Justin Trudeau’s mess? He played right into her hands when he: a) took Dominic LeBlanc to Mar-a-Lago; and b) offered her a different cabinet post right before the economic update. He was surely moving her because Donald Trump doesn’t like her. Who can blame Trump? She’s way smarter than he is.
Trudeau's leadership is in crisis after the exit of his finance minister, who warned of an impending "tariff war" with the U.S.
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