Freeland can compete for the post of Prime Minister of Canada – media

Former Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Khrystia Freeland is preparing to announce her candidacy for the position of leader of the Liberal Party. And since the former Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau resigned, the new leader of the Liberal Party will become the new Prime Minister of the country. This is reported by CBC News with reference to its own sources, writes UNN.

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According to the publication, Freeland will make an official statement before US President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in next Monday, January 20.

It should be noted that Freeland left the cabinet in December amid disagreements with the prime minister. After that, calls for Trudeau’s resignation intensified.

She later revealed on her social media account that she had no other choice. Because the prime minister offered to take the position of minister without portfolio with limited responsibility for relations between the USA and Canada.

Freeland also criticized Trudeau’s handling of the economy. She condemned “expensive political tricks” and demanded he work more closely with provincial premiers to oppose Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canadian goods.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party. He will remain as prime minister until a new party leader is elected.

As I wrote earlier UNN last December, Canada’s finance minister resigned over disagreements with Trudeau over the response to Trump’s threat of 25% tariffs. The resignation sparked a government crisis and calls for the resignation of Canada’s prime minister himself.