Freeland Resigns as Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced her resignation this morning. The breaking news happened just hours before she was set to deliver an economic update. In a letter, she said resigning was her only “honest and viable path.” David Akin reports on the new finance minister — Dominic LeBlanc — and what possible next steps Trudeau could take.

With Freeland’s sudden resignation from the finance minister position, she obviously didn’t table the government’s fall economic statement as planned - Government House Leader Karina Gould ended up doing that. Mackenzie Gray reports that the mini-budget is painting a less than stellar picture of the government’s finances

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Canada's Finance Minister Freeland Suddenly Resigns Hours Before Economic UpdateDeputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unexpectedly resigned just hours before delivering the federal government's fall economic statement. Freeland cited a recent shift in priorities and governing style by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, feeling she had lost his confidence. She also criticized 'costly political gimmicks' that were adding to the already significant deficit. Freeland's resignation has shocked both cabinet colleagues and opposition members, leaving many to question Trudeau's timing and the reasons behind Freeland's departure.
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