Freeland Resigns From Cabinet, Says She’s Been ‘at Odds’ With Trudeau

“Upon reflection, I have concluded that the only honest and viable path for me is to resign from the Cabinet,” Freeland wrote in a letter to PM Justin Trudeau.

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from the Liberal cabinet.

In a letter sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Dec. 16, Freeland said Trudeau told her last week he didn’t want her to serve as finance minister anymore and offered her another cabinet position.

“Upon reflection, I have concluded that the only honest and viable path for me is to resign from the Cabinet,” Freeland wrote in the letter, which she published on social media.

Freeland said a minister must have the “full confidence” of the prime minister to speak on his behalf and the decision to remove her from finance makes it “clear that I no longer credibly enjoy that confidence.”

Freeland was due to deliver her Fall Economic Statement later on Dec. 16, which provides an update on the country’s finances. She had established fiscal guardrails in her Fall Economic Statement last year, including maintaining the deficit below $40.1 billion.

Freeland refused to comment on the size of the deficit last week. She said in her letter that she and the prime minister have been “at odds” over the past number of weeks about the “best path forward” for the country.

Facing the threat of broad 25 percent tariffs from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, Freeland said it’s time to keep “our fiscal powder dry” to better respond to a potential tariff war.

“That means eschewing costly political gimmicks, which we can ill afford and which make Canadians doubt that we recognize the gravity of the moment,” she wrote.

Freeland did not elaborate on which economic policy she disagrees with, but in recent weeks Trudeau promised a GST holiday on certain goods and $250 cheques for working Canadians.
The GST holiday was adopted by Parliament last week with support from the NDP. The New Democrats objected to sending cheques because seniors and people with disabilities were being left out.

Freeland said her government will be defined “for a generation” by how it responds to the tariff threat. “It is this conviction which has driven my strenuous efforts this fall to manage our spending in ways that will give us the flexibility we will need to meet the serious challenges presented by the United States,” she said.

Freeland said she will keep her House of Commons seat and that she intends to run in the next election.

Few ministers commented on Freeland’s resignation on their way to the weekly cabinet meeting on Monday.

“This news has hit me really hard,” said Treasury Board President Anita Anand, adding that Freeland is a “good friend” whom she has closely worked with.

Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu said she respects Freeland for making a “difficult and deeply personal” decision.

Freeland’s announcement came the same day that Housing Minister Sean Fraser said he was stepping down and not running again to be closer to his family in Nova Scotia.

The loss of two senior ministers in the Liberal cabinet on Dec. 16 comes shortly after Randy Boissonnault was removed to clear allegations made against him. Boissonnault, who was employment minister, has faced scrutiny over his past business dealings and his shifting claims around his indigenous heritage.

Other ministers to leave during the summer include Seamus O'Regan and Pablo Rodriguez. Some other ministers have also said they will not be running in the next election, including National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Sports Minister Carla Qualthrough, and Filomena Tassi, the minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/...eyMeAHspy%2BR6sGI%3D



Is Trudeaux in Trouble? Is Canada in Trouble?

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Hilarious gong show.
Finance minister resigned hours before an economic update was to be provided.
While the press waited around to hear the update they started working down the order of succession. Next minister on the list is surprised he is on the list and then refuses to take over. Then it turns out the next one has already resigned but the list was not amended. The whole day was spent with the government trying to find someone willing to take the job. In the evening they appoint the Public Safety minister as Finance minister (he heads two departments now). The financial update shows the government increased the deficit by 50% over their promised limit.
With any luck this results in an early election and these idiots are replaced.

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Originally posted by TSE:
With any luck this results in an early election and these idiots are replaced.

I'm not familiar with how the Canadian political system works. What needs to happen to trigger an early election?

Poilievre addresses it here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...4NjY2&themeRefresh=1

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Originally posted by TSE:
Hilarious gong show.
Finance minister resigned hours before an economic update was to be provided.
While the press waited around to hear the update they started working down the order of succession. Next minister on the list is surprised he is on the list and then refuses to take over. Then it turns out the next one has already resigned but the list was not amended. The whole day was spent with the government trying to find someone willing to take the job. In the evening they appoint the Public Safety minister as Finance minister (he heads two departments now). The financial update shows the government increased the deficit by 50% over their promised limit.
With any luck this results in an early election and these idiots are replaced.

In my head this all played out while the Benny Hill Show theme song "Yakety Sax" plays

more than anything, I think people have lost confidence and respect for Justin Castro and don't want anything to do with him.

unfortunately, during the last election after a vote of no confidence, not only did the other parties utterly fail to field candidates that were viable, as bad as Castro was, he was grudgingly re-elected

the government is in shambles, much like its socialist economy which has been supported in part by allowing anyone with a pulse to move in and get a job - just to bolster the tax base and pay for the entitlements

Turdo got in on his looks (buddy of mine has a restaurant and his female staff told him as much) and promising to legalize marijuana. His ability to get re-elected last time boggles my mind. The latest shitshow would be funny if he hadn't already driven our deficit to around $62 billion and is planning on dumping another $100 million plus on confiscating our guns. This is despite the fact that we've proven that licensed gun owners are not the problem. One of our biggest problems here is that all the political parties cater to the large urban population while the rest of us suffer. I'm surrounded by hunters and sport shooters, yet we've elected the liberals twice now. They know they are going down hard in the next election and everyone is trying to get off the train wreck before it happens. I'd move somewhere "gun friendly" but I'm nearing the end of my career and almost have all my bills paid before I retire.

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Originally posted by TSE:
With any luck this results in an early election and these idiots are replaced.

I'm not familiar with how the Canadian political system works. What needs to happen to trigger an early election?

He can be voted out with a non-confidence vote but the NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh, keeps propping him up, even though he says he's against his policies. Mr. Singh needs to last until the next election to get his pension, so its not a surprise.

Regarding Jagmeet's pension, just saw this on X:

https://x.com/truckdriverpleb/.../1869068514310652088

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Originally posted by Broadside:

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Originally posted by TSE:
With any luck this results in an early election and these idiots are replaced.

I'm not familiar with how the Canadian political system works. What needs to happen to trigger an early election?

He can be voted out with a non-confidence vote but the NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh, keeps propping him up, even though he says he's against his policies. Mr. Singh needs to last until the next election to get his pension, so its not a surprise.

Canada: Trudeau’s Stumbling Government Appears on Verge of Collapse
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has been fending off no-confidence votes and calls for his resignation for months, found his position increasingly perilous on Monday following the resignation of his deputy prime minister and minister of finance, Chrystia Freeland.

Freeland, long seen as one of Trudeau’s most stalwart supporters, shocked the Canadian political scene by abruptly resigning on Monday. She said Trudeau wanted her to give up her post as finance minister and accept another Cabinet position, but she felt resigning completely was the only “honest and viable path” she could take.

Freeland and Trudeau were feuding about fiscal policy, particularly Trudeau’s mad rush to spend money in a bid to shore up his collapsing popularity with voters. In her resignation letter, Freeland dismissed Trudeau’s spending binge as a haphazard collection of “costly political gimmicks” that Canada could not afford in the face of tariff threats from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

Freeland’s missive to Trudeau was a letter of resignation in more than one sense, as she seemed resigned to the Liberal government getting wiped out in the next election.

https://www.breitbart.com/poli...tm_campaign=20241217

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...despite the fact that we've proven that licensed gun owners are not the problem. One of our biggest problems here is that all the political parties cater to the large urban population while the rest of us suffer.

Universal truths.

The Scott Bros are Canadians, so you'd expect their bias. Trump's tariffs threats, bargaining chips if you will, are an attempt to get Canada to control the illegal migration across their borders. With Castreau on the ropes politically, those "threats" seem to be having the desired effect. If Poilievre becomes the next Prime Minister at the 2025 Election, then that problem goes away, and so do the tariff threats.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yo...-housing-market.html


Jonathan and Drew Scott, best known as the Property Brothers, have issued a warning about the housing market next year.

The twin brothers, who made their fortune with dozens of HGTV shows about property, have said they are concerned about Trump's tariff threats.

The president-elect recently revealed he plans to introduce tariffs on goods coming from Mexico and Canada when he takes office, if the countries don't stem the flow of migrants and drugs across their borders with the US.

[more at linked article]

I hadn't heard much about Poilievre until recently but he's more in the news recently.
He sure seems like a very level headed guy and is making the right talk, from my point of view anyway.
Hopefully they sober up in Canada and make the change soon.
Then, if only Mexico could clean up it's act just a little bit.