Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland unexpectedly resigned on Monday after disagreements with Justin Trudeau over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats. Freeland served as Canada’s deputy prime minister and finance minister before resigning as finance minister. The deputy prime minister’s resignation marks the first public outcry within Trudeau’s cabinet against the prime minister. Trudeau’s tenure is in jeopardy due to political turmoil in Canada.
Trudeau appoints LeBlanc as new finance minister.
Shortly after Chrystia Freeland’s sudden resignation, her cabinet colleague Dominic LeBlanc was sworn in as Canada’s new finance minister. LeBlanc is a long-time ally of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and served in the cabinet as public safety minister. The move comes as Canada faces a $62 billion deficit due to “unexpected expenses.”
Freeland said after resigning
“Our country faces serious challenges today,” Freeland said in his resignation letter, noting Trump’s plan to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian imports. Freeland said in her resignation letter that Trudeau hoped she would find another job. He responded: “I have come to the conclusion that the only honest and feasible course of action for me is to resign from the cabinet.”
Trudeau’s second strike
Still recovering from the shock of Chrystia Freeland’s resignation, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been dealt a second major blow by Khalistani supporter and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. At the same time, 23 MPs wrote a letter calling on Trudeau to resign. Jagmeet Singh made a big statement about Trudeau and said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should resign after Chrystia Freeland resigned as finance minister this morning.
There are calls for Trudeau to resign.
Canadian media reports have called for Trudeau to resign, saying the prime minister is actually considering resigning. In this regard, Canada’s CTV reported that “sources told CTV News that the prime minister has told the cabinet that he is considering resigning and may plan to address parliament. The TV quoted Trudeau as saying: “In the past few weeks, you and I There has been disagreement over the best path forward for Canada. “
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