International Desk
Publish: 17 Dec 2024, 02:21 pm
Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland || Photo : Collected
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned after conflicts with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about potential US tariffs.
After weeks of disagreements over expenditure, Freeland announced her resignation following a meeting with Trudeau last Friday, during which he asked her to accept a lower-level position.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc - a member of Trudeau's inner circle - was quickly named finance minister of the minority Liberal government, reports Reuters.
The resignation of Freeland, 56, who also served as deputy prime minister, is one of the biggest crises Trudeau has faced since taking power in November 2015. It also leaves him without a key ally when he is on track to lose the next election to the official opposition Conservatives.
A Liberal source said Trudeau wanted Freeland to serve as minister without portfolio dealing with Canada-US relations in name only - in effect a major demotion.
Trudeau met the national Liberal caucus later on Monday - including Freeland - but legislators declined to say afterwards what had happened.
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said there had been a good and frank conversation but gave no details.
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