Freeland resigns from cabinet

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Published: December 16, 2024

File photo of Chrystia Freeland with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on March 28, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Patrick Doyle)

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Monday morning she will step down from her position as finance minister and will resign from cabinet.

Freeland confirmed the move via a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which was posted to her X (formerly Twitter) account. Freeland said Trudeau told her Friday that he no longer wanted her as Finance Minister and offered her another position on cabinet.

“Upon reflection,” Freeland wrote, “I have concluded that the only honest and viable path is for me to resign from the cabinet.”

She cited the threat of 25 per cent tariffs from U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump as one of the most dire economic threats facing Canada, an issue which has Canadian farmers facing an uncertain year ahead.

Freeland’s announcement comes only a day after Housing Minister Sean Fraser also announced he would be stepping down from cabinet.

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Jonah Grignon

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Jonah Grignon is a reporter with GFM based in Ottawa, where he covers federal politics in agriculture. Jonah graduated from Carleton University’s school of journalism in 2024 and started working full-time with GFM in Fall 2024, after starting as an intern in 2023. Jonah has written for publications like The Hill Times, Maisonneuve and Canada’s History. He has also created podcasts for Carleton’s student newspaper The Charlatan, Canada’s History and Farm Radio International in Ghana.

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