But, for now, Trudeau has cemented his position of power and as his government tackles the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, the prime minister is free of rivals.
Finance Minister Bill Morneau attends a news conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa, March 11, 2020.Thanks to low interest rates and Canada’s relatively healthy balance sheet, there is a limited risk at the moment but the government can’t rely on that forever, said Kevin Page, the former parliamentary budget officer who is now the CEO of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy at the University of Ottawa.
To make this relationship work, according to people who have spent time observing the dynamic firsthand, the prime minister has to have the finance minister’s back. In Morneau’s case, this wasn’t always true.Article content continued Prime Minister Jean Chretien and Finance Minister Paul Martin walk to the House of Commons to present the federal budget, February 28, 2000.An official who worked in Stephen Harper’s office said that Harper often went out of his way to make sure Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s pet projects were prioritized when they bewildered other advisers.
When the Liberal Party was in a historic downswing in popularity in 2013, Justin Trudeau swept the leadership race with nearly 80 per cent of the vote. His closest competitor was British Columbia MP Joyce Murray with around 10 per cent of the vote. Freeland was a star candidate recruited for the 2015 election by Trudeau’s team, long after the leadership convention that put her boss in charge.
Freeland also led the renegotiation of NAFTA with Donald Trump’s U.S. government two years ago, although Trump was less impressed with Freeland than Kenney and Ford were, saying “we don’t like their representative very much.” That may have actually boosted her popularity in Canada, though.
Breeds friction between them and American Owned publications such as the National Post, you meant to say.
Good
Our PM has done a great job for Cdns but is totally useless when it comes to foreign affairs. Freeland, started the Lima group due to US pressure, shameful. She blew our seat on the UN Sec. Council by telling Israel ' when we're on board ' you'll have another UN friend.
The new revolution will change everything . 1917 become be in Canada soon.
Trudeau childish is ?
Breeds FUCKing hate
We are doomed!
Isn't it just a little hypocritical that all these greenies care about the future of the environment, but when it comes to living off the government teat, they couldn't give a rat's a$$ about the future of the economy.
We the people can end this nonsense they work for us not them selves
If she’s narcissistic they will get along just fine.
Incompetence and narcissism creates friction?
Well she totally screwed up NAFTA managing to put Canada BEHIND Mexico, what’s the worse that could happen...
Loving her eye makeup here
Like between the German & the French?
Freeland is tied to Trudeau brand, if it goes down, she will go along with it.
Yes, when a woman is 'ambitious' then that's bad, eh? The National Post is still stuck in a 1950s narrative. I'll bet you guys hate non-whites too, eh?
Actually it does not s9 long as the PM can do grade school math.
She will suck up to him as long as necessary to get to the position where he is no longer needed to get to the next stage.
Trudeau will go down in history as TheGreatDivider TrudeauCorruption has destroyed the peaceful Canada that once was TrudeauNotFitForOffice has pitted east against west while he pilfer the wealth Canadians have built for decades NotMyPM NotMyCanada CanadaIsBroken sad
Freeland has no experience in finance but is quite competent, very capable and more popular than Trudeau, she should check her back every day to make sure that Trudeau isn't sneaking up to knife her in the back. Watch out also for slow moving buses.
There are inconsistencies in today’s editorial re Medicom and PPE. Check first and last paras re whether any PPE produced. BUT even worse u forgot to mention they DONT HAVE A QUEBEC FACTORY!!!
As in 2 weeks when JTs next scandal breaks, she’ll be mad when he throws her under the bus
Right. He put her in charge of team Canada trade deal and made her deputy PM plus put her in charge of inter Provincial relations and now a Finance Minister because Trudeau wanted to keep an eye on her. Maybe she got those jobs because she is competent and done a good job.
Hey I have an idea! Why doesn’t Chrystia not just take over as PM? She has worked every other top position! This way when Mr useless takes endless paid personal days it will simply make it official! Cause we all know the reality behind the scenes anyways.
The friction is with the jobs they’re paid to do. Neither has a bloody clue.
Everyone forgets about Eva Nassif, a sitting MP he red-lighted b/c she refused to praise his brand of feminism— and for those who say it must have been something else, he green-lighted Marwan Tabbara who had been accused of sexual harassment and being investigated.
Oh do you mean the one between the incompetent, unethical, entitled boss, and the smarter, more qualified underling who's given the work and responsibility but knows they'll be thrown under the bus and sacrificed as soon as it's convenient?
Time for Canadians to take out the trash.. Even febreeze won't help.
One needs to remember Turdeau is under his THIRD ethics investigation, not his first!
Lying, stealing, and mismanagement can create friction
bullshit PM blackface JustinTrudeau and cafreeland will bring in a New Green Deal and bankrupt Canada.
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