Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns from Trudeau's cabinet

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u/SVTContour 20d ago

I didn't see that coming

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u/CDN-Social-Democrat 20d ago

As a supporter of the labour movement faction of the NDP I can say this was a pretty big surprise to everyone even outside of the LPC.

There was a lot of rumor talk about the Trudeau - Freeland - Carney dynamic this last year but this way about going about things is still shocking to say the least.

I may not be a LPC supporter but I realize politics in Canada is best served by healthy and well functioning parties.

I don't want echo chambers, political tribalism, and gang level loyalty. I want robust, dialectical, and sometimes tough discussions to sharpen, broaden, and deepen policy to the benefit of all Canadians.

Especially our working class and the vulnerable segments as an NDP supporter.

I may not be a supporter of the party but I hope the LPC can start sorting things out for the benefit of the political process for all Canadians.

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u/MacroCyclo 19d ago

I think it speaks to Trudeau's willingness to drive his party straight into the ground instead of listening to his party and Canadians that clearly no longer have the same appetite for his leadership that we did a decade ago.

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u/TallTest305 20d ago

62 billion? This is insane. No wonder she resigned.

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u/IamTheOne2000 20d ago

as a former staffer, good riddance to the Party. It’s been a complete disaster since 2021 and now the PMO is finally getting the flack that it deserves

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u/Deelikesdee 20d ago

I feel like this is the sentiment for a lot of staffers rn :’)

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u/Canuck-overseas 20d ago

Like him or loath him, Trudeau is a survivor. I see no reason why he should give in and call an early election.

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u/IdealReasonable8053 20d ago edited 20d ago

“Survivor”? It’s his own fucking fault and totally self-inflicted.

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u/yeetcatz 18d ago

Survivor of what ..//?

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u/Defiant_Football_655 Liberal 20d ago

One reason to call an election is that Canadians want one. Not something Trudeau is likely to care about but it's true.

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u/DuhBrownChocolate Liberal 20d ago

She should be our next PM.

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u/Task_Defiant 20d ago

Unlikely to be the next PM, but I'm hoping for future PM.

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u/Canuck-overseas 20d ago

Took herself out of the game. Her loss. Bring on Carney.

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u/WhiteyMcBrown 20d ago

The best thing that can happen now is that an election is called immediately. Carney ought to stay out of the fray for four years. The party needs him to come in unblemished.

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u/Neko-flame 20d ago

This. Why would he join now just to get Kim-Campbell'ed

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u/IdealReasonable8053 20d ago edited 20d ago

Her loss?

The LPC ship is built of heavily corroded steel (no internal challenge function, listens only to wise Father Trudeau who knows all and shall be worshipped, and thinks everything is a communication issue), listing heavily (deeply unpopular with Canadians as every poll over the past year and a half has shown), sailing into a minefield (October 2025 if not sooner?), and being strafed (attacked in the media, can’t do anything that resonates with Canadians, nobody is taking any promises it makes seriously given sagging polling which shows it’s going to be drop-kicked and shattered in the the next election)

Trudeau should grow a pair and either quit or just call an election and get the inevitable over with and focus on rebuilding.

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u/Defiant_Football_655 Liberal 20d ago

Wasn't she getting demoted anyway? In any event, a way bigger loss for Trudeau than for her.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns from Trudeau's cabinet News