Tue Dec 17 05:50:05 UTC 2024: ## Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland Resigns
**Ottawa, Canada** – In a surprise move, Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, has resigned from her posts. The announcement came just hours before she was scheduled to deliver the annual budget.
Freeland’s resignation marks the first public display of dissent within Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet. Reports suggest the disagreement stemmed from a policy proposal to send CAD $250 cheques to every Canadian, a plan Freeland reportedly opposed.
A long-standing and influential member of Trudeau’s Liberal Party, Freeland has served as Finance Minister since 2020. In her resignation letter, she cited the threat posed by potential future US tariffs as a major challenge. Despite stepping down from her cabinet positions, she intends to remain a Liberal Member of Parliament and has indicated she will run in the next federal election.
The resignation comes amid concerns about the potential impact of future US trade policies on the Canadian economy. Previous statements by former US President Donald Trump about imposing a 25% tariff on imported Canadian goods have raised anxieties among Canadian economists. Freeland’s resignation, however, has not indicated any relation to those concerns besides her expressed fear for their implication. In a final note, Freeland has instructed that Canada’s financial revenues remain untouched and secured.
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