Chrystia Freeland Resignation Marks Latest (And Possibly Last) Chapter In Trudeau Government Meltdown

“Our country today faces a grave challenge. The incoming administration in the United States is pursuing a policy of aggressive economic nationalism, including a threat of twenty-five  per cent tariffs.

We need to take that threat extremely seriously. That means keeping our fiscal powder dry today, so we have the reserves we may need for a coming tariff war.”  – From a letter of resignation, dated  December, 16^th, 2024, from Chrystia Freeland, now former Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister to Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau

Posted  December 12^th, 2024 on Niagara At Large

A Brief Foreword by Niagara At Large reporter/publisher Doug Draper followed by the Full Text of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s letter of resignation from the Trudeau Cabinet

Some may wonder what this post has to do with the interests and concerns of people in the greater Niagara and neighbouring regions, I would argue it has quite a lot to do for all of us.

At a time when we potentially face, any time now, the possible defeat of the Trudeau government and a snap election, that could interfere with  or significantly weaken Canada’s response to any punishing tariff and other measures incumbent U.S, president may take against Canadians that – meansures that could impact on jobs, the prices of food and other necessary commodities, etc,  – the sudden resignation of the second highest ranking politician in the country could have quite a bit  to do with the lives  of all of us.

Chrystia Freeland’s resignation comes at a time when a Liberal government led by Justin Trudeau continues to rank so poorly in the polls behind Pierre Poilievre’s federal Conservatives that we could find ourselves with a Conservative government that surveys show  many Canadians  don’t want either for a whole host of reasons that have to do with what what such a government might do to health care and a host of  other key services.

It also comes after news surfaced in The Globe and Mail and other major media outlets that Freeland was also not happy with a number of Trudeau’s actions, including, more recently, those $250 cheques his government will be circulating to working people earning up to $150,000 in an apparent attempt to buy votes.

And it comes after word surfaced that Trudeau was planning to fire Freeland or push her out of a top cabinet position shortly after she delivered his government’s fall economic statement, which she also have serious problems with and which may or may not be delivered, as scheduled, later this December 16^th.

Finally, and for what my views on news of this magnitude are worth, I don’t see how any one could blame Freeland for bailing out before being put through the humiliation of Trudeau firing her out of such key cabinet job, especially after everything she has done over the years to contribute to and defend Trudeau’s decisions and politicies, even when she had her own misgivings about them.

So much for being a loyal soldier for the party.

• Doug Draper, Niagara At Large

Now here Chrystia Freeland’s Resignation Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau –

Dear Prime Minister,

It has been the honour of my life to serve in government, working for Canada and Canadians. We have accomplished a lot together.

On Friday, you told me you no longer want me to serve as your Finance Minister and offered me another position in the Cabinet.

Upon reflection, I have concluded that the only honest and viable path is for me to resign from the Cabinet.

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.

For the past number of weeks, you and I have found ourselves at odds about the best path forward for Canada.

Our country today faces a grave challenge. The incoming administration in the United States is pursuing a policy of aggressive economic nationalism, including a threat of 25 per cent tariffs.

We need to take that threat extremely seriously. That means keeping our fiscal powder dry today, so we have the reserves we may need for a coming 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.

That means pushing back against ‘America First’ economic nationalism with a determined effort to fight for capital and investment and the jobs they bring. That means working in good faith and humility with the Premiers of the provinces and territories of our great and diverse country, and building a true Team Canada response.

I know Canadians would recognize and respect such an approach. They know when we are working for them, and they equally know when we are focused on ourselves. Inevitably, our time in government will come to an end. But how we deal with the threat our country currently faces will define us for a generation, and perhaps longer. Canada will win if we are strong, smart, and united.

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.

I will always be grateful for the chance to have served in government and I will always be proud of our government’s work for Canada and Canadians.

I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues as a Liberal Member of Parliament, and I am committed to running again for my seat in Toronto in the next federal election.

With gratitude,

The Hounourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P.

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