Chrystia Freeland is no hero Re: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns from cabinet, Dec. 16. I am no fan of Chrystia Freeland and would shed no tears for her unceremonious departure. Were it not for the Zoom call from the prime minister, she would have proudly presented the $61-billion fiscal deficit update she cheekily denounced in her resignation letter. So, spare me the “keeping the fiscal powder dry” nonsense. It’s a travesty that...

In a letter announcing her departure as Justin Trudeau’s minister of finance , Chrystia Freeland says the prime minister made it clear she no longer has his “full confidence.” In her letter, posted to X on Monday morning, Freeland admitted she and Trudeau have been “at odds” about Canada’s future, particularly as it relates to the nation’s response to a possible 25 per cent tariff imposed by Donald Trump and the incoming U.S. administration. “A...

In a shocking move, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Monday she's resigning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet, just hours before she was set to deliver the government's fall economic statement.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking some time to reflect after Chrystia Freeland's bombshell resignation, the natural resources minister said on Tuesday.

Chrystia Freeland was Trudeau's closest ally for a decade, until she resigned from the cabinet in December.