Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday will tap Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, a former journalist and his most trusted ally, to be his new finance minister after Bill Morneau resigned, a government source told Reuters.
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland attends a news conference as efforts continue to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo
Freeland, who is considered Trudeau’s most likely successor as Liberal Party leader, spearheaded the negotiation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact as Canada’s foreign minister and minister for international trade in Trudeau’s previous cabinet. “Markets will likely anticipate that the new minister of finance will work exceedingly well with the prime minister,” Alexander said.
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