Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns

Differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over economic policies

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland

Ottawa (Canada) – Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned following disagreements with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on policy matters. Freeland was scheduled to present a report in Parliament on the country’s declining economy, but she submitted her resignation just hours before. Prime Minister Trudeau has been criticized for opening the treasury to fund various plans, a move that 56-year- old Freeland opposed. “Given the worsening economic crisis, Canada cannot afford this,” she remarked.

In her resignation letter to Trudeau, Freeland stated that they had been at odds for weeks regarding the best path forward for Canada. “On December 13^th, you informed me that you intended to reassign me from the finance portfolio to another department. After careful consideration, I realized that stepping down from the cabinet entirely was the best and only viable option for me,” she wrote.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign ?

Following Freeland’s resignation, New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh has called for Trudeau’s resignation. Additionally, 23 Members of Parliament have written a letter demanding his departure. Meanwhile, Canadian media reports suggest that ‘Prime Minister Trudeau is also preparing to step down.’