Chrystia Freeland has resigned as Minister of Finance, she announced in a statement Monday.
Ms. Freeland said she resigned after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau informed her on Friday that he no longer wanted her to be his top economic minister.
“Upon reflection, I have concluded that the only honest and viable path is for me to resign from the Cabinet,” she said in a letter to Mr. Trudeau that she posted on X. “To be effective, a minister must speak on behalf of the Prime Minister and with his full confidence. In making your decision, you made clear that I no longer credibly enjoy that confidence and possess the authority that comes with it.”
Ms. Freeland said the Prime Minister offered her another cabinet post but did not say what it was.
See my letter to the Prime Minister below // Veuillez trouver ma lettre au Premier ministre ci-dessous pic.twitter.com/NMMMcXUh7A
— Chrystia Freeland (@cafreeland) December 16, 2024
