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Canada’s deputy PM resigns as tensions with Trudeau rise over Trump tariffs

Canada’s deputy PM resigns as tensions with Trudeau rise over Trump tariffs



Chrystia Freeland, who is also minister of finance, says country faces ‘grave challenge’ from Trump policyCanada’s deputy prime minister and minister of finance has resigned amid growing tensions with the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, over the looming threat posed by Donald Trump’s “America First” economic nationalism.Chrystia Freeland stood down on Monday, just hours before she was due to release the country’s first economic plan ahead of the change of administration in Washington. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/16/chrystia-freeland-resigns-canada-trump

Author : Olivia Bowden in Toronto

Publish date : 2024-12-16 16:19:57

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