Canada’s finance minister Chrystia Freeland resigned on Monday, creating fresh turmoil for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his minority government as they struggle to reverse their waning popularity.
Freeland, who is also Canada’s deputy prime minister, said Trudeau had sought to move her to a different cabinet position, adding that she and the Liberal leader had been “at odds about the best path forward” for the country following Donald Trump’s election in the US.
In a letter posted on X, Freeland cited disagreements with Trudeau about how Canada should respond to Trump’s “aggressive economic nationalism”, saying the country should push back against the president-elect’s “America first” ideology.