Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government faces a major crisis after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland abruptly resigned. The move raises questions about Trudeau's leadership and the stability of his administration amid concerns about inflation, immigration, and the relationship with the incoming U.S. President.
Canada 's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to donors during the Laurier Club Holiday Party at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, on December 16, 2024. TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland , long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, resigned from the Cabinet on Monday.
Trudeau swiftly named longtime ally and close friend Dominic LeBlanc, the pubic safety minister who recently joined him at dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, to replace Freeland. Freeland did not make that trip.After being sworn in, LeBlanc told reporters he and Trudeau are focused on the cost of living facing Canadians and on finding common ground with Trump on border security and economic issues.
Freeland, who was also deputy prime minister, said Trudeau had told her on Friday he no longer wanted her to serve as finance minister and offered her another role in the Cabinet. But she said in her resignation letter that the only “honest and viable path” was to leave the Cabinet. The statement shows a much larger deficit than expected for the fiscal year and more than a billion for border security.
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