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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland Quits Cabinet Amid Disagreement with Trudeau on Trump Tariff Policy

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Chrystia Freeland has resigned from her position as finance minister in the Canadian government, citing fundamental disagreements with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over Canada's response to US President-elect Donald Trump's economic nationalism and tariffs. Freeland's resignation comes at a critical time, as she was set to present the country's first economic plan in Washington, which was expected to reveal a significant increase in the budget deficit for 2023/24.

  1. CA
    Pierre Poilievre
    Conservative Party of Canada
    1. We cannot accept this kind of chaos, division, weakness, while we're staring down the barrel of a 25 per cent tariff from our biggest trading partner.
    2. Justin Trudeau has lost control, but he's hanging onto power.
    3. All this chaos, all this division, all this weakness is happening as our largest neighbor and closet ally is imposing 25% tariffs under a recently elected Trump with a strong mandate, a man who knows how to identify weakness.
  2. CA
    Chrystia Freeland
    Liberal Party
    1. We need to take that threat extremely seriously.
    2. For the past number of weeks, you and I have found ourselves at odds about the best past forward for Canada.
    3. Our country today faces a grave challenge. The incoming administration in the United States is pursuing a policy of aggressive economic nationalism, including a threat of 25% tariffs.
    4. That means pushing back against 'America First' economic nationalism with a determined effort to fight for capital and investment and the jobs they bring. That means working in good faith and humility with the Premiers of the provinces and territories of our great and diverse country, and building a true Team Canada response.
    5. I will always be grateful for the chance to have served in government and I will always be proud of our government's work for Canada and Canadians.
    6. On Friday, you told me you no longer want me to serve as your Finance Minister.
    7. There was talk about her becoming foreign minister again and that would have been a good fit for her, but the stab in the back from the prime minister's office cast the die.
    8. To be effective, a minister must speak on behalf of the prime minister and with his full confidence.
    9. In making your decision, you made clear that I no longer credibly enjoy that confidence.
  3. CA
    Jagmeet Singh
    New Democratic Party
    1. I'm calling on Justin Trudeau to resign. He has to go.
    2. This is clearly a minority government on life support but, until now, the (opposition) NDP has rejected calls to pull the plug on it. It's hard to know whether this resignation will force the NDP to rethink its strategy.
    3. While the Liberals fight with each other, I believe we should be fighting for Canadians jobs at risk from Donald Trump's tariffs.
  4. CA
    Tyler Chamberlin
    University of Ottawa
    1. Given what's happening with the tariffs … one of the things that gave me comfort was that you were going to have someone like Freeland [in Trudeau's team].
  5. CA
    Nelson Wiseman
    University of Toronto
    1. Freeland was not only finance minister but also deputy prime minister and, until a couple of years ago, was seen as Trudeau's heir as Liberal leader and prime minister.

Trump's tariffs

  1. Donald Trump Announces 90-Day Tariff Reduction with China
  2. US and China Reach New Agreement on Tariffs After Ongoing Trade Negotiations in Geneva
  3. Donald Trump Proposes Significant Reduction in China Tariffs Amid Ongoing Trade Negotiations

sources

  1. 1.The Guardian
  2. 2.Le Monde
  3. 3.CTV News
  4. 4.The Washington Post
  5. 5.CNA News
  6. 6.CNN
  7. 7.The Times of India
  8. 8.Al Jazeera
  9. 9.BBC
  10. 10.The New York Times
  11. 11.Agence France-Presse
  12. 12.Associated Press

perspectives

  1. 1.US under Donald Trump
  2. 2.Chinese Foreign Policy
  3. 3.US-China Relations
  4. 4.Immigration to the US
  5. 5.US Economy
  6. 6.Inflation
  7. 7.Trade Agreement
  8. 8.World Economy
  9. 9.US-India relations
  10. 10.Mexico under Claudia Sheinbaum
  11. 11.US-EU relations
  12. 12.United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement

countries

  1. 1.CanadaCA
  2. 2.ChinaCN
  3. 3.MexicoMX
  4. 4.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Liberal Party
  2. 2.Conservative Party
  3. 3.New Democratic Party
  4. 4.House of Commons
  5. 5.Bank of Canada
  6. 6.Bank of England
  7. 7.Nanos
  8. 8.Western University
  9. 9.Dalhousie University
  10. 10.University of Ottawa
  11. 11.Abacus Data
  12. 12.Canadian Parliament

persons

  1. 1.Justin TrudeauCA
  2. 2.Chrystia FreelandCA
  3. 3.Donald TrumpUS
  4. 4.Pierre PoilievreCA
  5. 5.Jagmeet SinghCA
  6. 6.Sean Fraser
  7. 7.Mark CarneyCA
  8. 8.Dominic LeBlancCA
  9. 9.Laura Stephenson
  10. 10.Lori TurnbullCA
  11. 11.Pierre Elliott Trudeau
  12. 12.Tyler ChamberlinCA

technicals

  1. 1.Mar-A-Lago Club
  2. 2.North American Free Trade Agreement
  3. 3.Team Canada