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| {{Short description|2024 Canadian finance minister resignation}} | |||
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| | title = Resignation of Chrystia Freeland | |||
| | image = Chrystia Freeland with Justin Trudeau in Lima, Peru - 2018 (40793939784) (Cropped).jpg | |||
| | caption = Freeland and Trudeau in ], 2018 | |||
| | date = {{Start date and age|2024|12|16}} | |||
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| On December 16, 2024, ], the ] and ], resigned from ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://x.com/cafreeland/status/1868659332285702167 | title=Chrystia Freeland (@cafreeland) on X | work=X (formerly Twitter) | access-date=December 29, 2024 | archive-date=December 27, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227085743/https://x.com/cafreeland/status/1868659332285702167/ | url-status=live }}</ref> As the finance minister, Freeland was set to deliver the ]'s Fall Economic Statement in the afternoon. Later in the day, Freeland was replaced as finance minister by ]. LeBlanc retained his existing portfolio as ], with his existing portfolios as ] and ] reassigned in ] on December 20. Freeland retained her seat in the ] as the ] (MP) for ] and remained a part of the ] caucus; however, her resignation left the position of deputy prime minister vacant. | |||
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| The events "sent shockwaves" through Canadian politics,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Major |first=Darren |date=December 16, 2024 |title=Chrystia Freeland's unexpected resignation sparks stunned reactions from all sides |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/politicians-react-freeland-resignation-1.7411497 |website=cbc.ca |access-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216195841/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/politicians-react-freeland-resignation-1.7411497 |url-status=live }}</ref> with ] leader ], who is the ], calling for a ], and ] (NDP) leader ] initially calling for Prime Minister Trudeau to resign from office (without specifying whether the NDP would vote for or against a confidence motion), before announcing the NDP's support of a motion of no confidence on December 20.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ljunggren |first1=David |last2=Shakil |first2=Ismail |date=December 16, 2024 |title=Canada finance minister quits after clash with Trudeau over Trump tariffs, spending |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-finance-minister-resigns-2024-12-16/ |website=Reuters}}</ref><ref name=":7" /> With this announcement, Trudeau's government would lose the votes needed in the House of Commons to survive, since the Conservatives, ], and NDP have a collective majority in the House and would vote non-confidence in the government, triggering ]. In the aftermath of the event, Trudeau's government also saw a further dip in public support: polling aggregator 338Canada's December 22, 2024 projection put the Liberals narrowly in 3rd place by seat count for the first time during his tenure as prime minister, with the Bloc Québécois on track to form the ], according to the site's modelling.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Fournier |first=Philippe J. |date=2024-12-22 |title=338Canada Federal Projection |url=https://338canada.com/federal.htm |website=338Canada|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223050213/https://338canada.com/federal.htm |archive-date=December 23, 2024 }}</ref> The events following her resignation, both directly and as part of the broader decline in the fortunes of Trudeau's government, culminated in the ], announced on January 6, 2025. | |||
| == Background and context == | |||
| Freeland, who was appointed Canada's ] in 2019, following the ], and the country's first female finance minister in 2020, was often nicknamed the "minister of everything", and widely seen as a potential successor to Trudeau for the leadership of the Liberal Party.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor-Vaisey |first=Nick |date=March 5, 2020 |title=The minister of everything, Chrystia Freeland, takes on the coronavirus |url=https://macleans.ca/politics/the-minister-of-everything-chrystia-freeland-takes-on-the-coronavirus/ |access-date=December 16, 2024 |website=Macleans.ca |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chrystia Freeland's roles in Trudeau's Liberal government |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/chrystia-freelands-roles-trudeaus-liberal-government-2024-12-16/ |website=Reuters}}</ref> Freeland was seen as exceptionally loyal to Trudeau.<ref>{{cite news |author1=] |title=Opinion: Freeland's political estrangement from Trudeau is both shocking and understandable |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opinion/article-chrystia-freelands-political-estrangement-from-justin-trudeau-is-both/ |access-date=December 18, 2024 |work=] |date=December 16, 2024 |language=en-CA |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217164701/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opinion/article-chrystia-freelands-political-estrangement-from-justin-trudeau-is-both/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=] |title=Opinion: Chrystia Freeland's years of loyalty culminate in a humiliating and tragic end |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-chrystia-freelands-years-of-loyalty-culminates-in-a-humiliating-and/ |access-date=December 18, 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=December 16, 2024 |language=en-CA |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216211248/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-chrystia-freelands-years-of-loyalty-culminates-in-a-humiliating-and/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| Trudeau, by then in power for nine years following his 2015 election victory, had headed off a caucus revolt in October 2024 over concerns about his unpopularity amid Canada's cost-of-living crisis and rising Conservative poll numbers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trudeau says he's staying on as Liberal leader after caucus revolt – National {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10828342/justin-trudeau-leadership-questions-will-stay-on/ |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=Global News |language=en-US |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219085837/https://globalnews.ca/news/10828342/justin-trudeau-leadership-questions-will-stay-on/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Trudeau had been reduced to a ] in the 2019 and 2021 elections. A ] agreement with the opposition NDP helped sustain the minority government from March 2022 until the NDP withdrew from the agreement in September 2024. | |||
| The weeks leading up to Freeland's resignation saw two other departures from Cabinet. On November 20, 2024, Alberta MP ] resigned from the Cabinet following allegations that he ran a business seeking federal contracts and ] to be ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tasker |first=John Paul |date=November 20, 2024 |title=Boissonnault out of cabinet after shifting claims about Indigenous heritage |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/boissonnault-leaves-cabinet-1.7388674 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |work=CBC News |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217180127/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/boissonnault-leaves-cabinet-1.7388674 |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 15, 2024, Housing Minister ] announced his intention to leave the federal cabinet, citing personal reasons.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cochrane |first=David |date=December 15, 2024 |title=Sean Fraser to leave federal cabinet as PMO pushes to add Mark Carney |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sean-fraser-leaving-cabinet-1.7411260 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |work=CBC News}}</ref> | |||
| Freeland's resignation occurred in the context of the incoming ] in the United States threatening to impose ] upon Canada, with Freeland writing to Trudeau that Canada faces a grave challenge due to this.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Bowden |first=Olivia |date=December 16, 2024 |title=Canada's deputy PM resigns from cabinet as tensions with Trudeau rise over Trump tariffs |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/16/chrystia-freeland-resigns-canada-trump |access-date=December 16, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The previous week, reports had circulated about a rift between the prime minister and deputy prime minister, with Freeland opposing Trudeau’s recent promise of $250 cheques to working Canadians who earned $150,000 or less in 2023 (a measure that did not pass due to a lack of NDP support because of a dispute over how many Canadians should receive the cheques).<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Trudeau avoids addressing tensions with Freeland over spending on GST holiday, $250 cheques |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-freeland-signals-government-will-miss-deficit-target-ahead-of/ |access-date=December 16, 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213144504/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-freeland-signals-government-will-miss-deficit-target-ahead-of/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In her letter, Freeland implicitly referred to this proposal as a "costly political gimmick" and argued that the Canadian government should " our fiscal powder dry today, so we have the reserves we may need for a coming tariff war."<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=FULL TEXT Canadian finance minister's resignation letter to PM Trudeau |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/full-text-canadian-finance-ministers-resignation-letter-pm-trudeau-2024-12-16/ |website=Reuters}}</ref> The resignation was seen as a "clear rebuke" of Trudeau,<ref name=":1" /> with speculation arising as to the future of ].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Stevis-Gridneff |first1=Matina |last2=Austen |first2=Ian |date=December 16, 2024 |title=Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Resigns, in Blow to Trudeau's Hold on Power |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/world/canada/chrystia-freeland-resigns-canada-finance-minister.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216182045/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/world/canada/chrystia-freeland-resigns-canada-finance-minister.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The economic statement was eventually released at 4:11 PM ] that same day, and presented in the ] by ] ]. The statement showed a deficit of $61.9 billion for 2023–24, exceeding Freeland's target of $40.1 billion or less, and left Trump's tariff threats largely unaddressed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Van Dyk |first=Spencer |date=December 16, 2024 |title=Amid political shakeup, feds deliver fall economic statement with $61.9B deficit for 2023–24 |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/amid-political-shakeup-feds-deliver-fall-economic-statement-with-61-9b-deficit-for-2023-24-1.7146688 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |website=CTV News |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| According to Freeland's letter, Trudeau had made clear to her on Friday, December 13, that he no longer wished for her to serve as his finance minister and that she would be offered another Cabinet position; she instead decided to resign altogether from his Cabinet, saying that "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."<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last1=Seal |first1=Thomas |last2=Thanthong-Knight |first2=Randy |last3=Laura Dhillon |first3=Kane |date=December 18, 2024 |title=Trudeau finally addresses Freeland's shocking resignation. Here's what Canada's PM said |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/trudeau-freeland-resignation |access-date=December 18, 2024 |work=The National Post}}</ref> According to Freeland, Trudeau was planning to replace her with former ] governor ] during a potential cabinet shuffle that week.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ha |first=Stephanie |date=December 15, 2024 |title=Housing Minister Sean Fraser set to leave Trudeau cabinet, as shuffle looms |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/housing-minister-sean-fraser-set-to-leave-trudeau-cabinet-as-shuffle-looms-1.7146612 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=CTV News |language=en}}</ref> Carney had been floated in media reports as a possible successor to Trudeau as Liberal leader, with him "taking steps" towards running for political office.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Fife |first1=Robert |last2=Walsh |first2=Marieke |date=December 12, 2024 |title=Trudeau makes fresh bid to recruit Mark Carney amid tensions with Freeland |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-trudeau-mark-carney-freeland-tensions/ |access-date=December 17, 2024 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216150251/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-trudeau-mark-carney-freeland-tensions/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Craig |first=Lord |date=October 22, 2024 |title=Mark Carney says he's 'taking steps' for possible electoral run |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10824065/mark-carney-electoral-run/ |access-date=December 18, 2024 |work=Global News}}</ref> | |||
| Freeland stated that she plans to run for re-election to her Toronto riding ] as a Liberal MP.<ref name=":2" /> Political analyst and former NDP leader ] speculated that Freeland is "setting herself up to run against Trudeau" for the Liberal leadership.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAEFjFMTi0k |title=Freeland setting herself up to run against Trudeau: Mulcair |date=December 16, 2024 |last=CTV News |access-date=December 16, 2024 |via=YouTube |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216193447/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAEFjFMTi0k |url-status=live }}</ref> Freeland ended a letter she wrote on December 17 thanking her supporters with "this is not the end of the road," further raising speculation about her future ambitions, as multiple Liberal MPs began voicing their support for her to seek the Liberal leadership.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Rafique |first=Racy |date=December 21, 2024 |title=Chrystia Freeland pegged by some Liberal MPs as Justin Trudeau's successor if he resigns |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-freeland-trudeau-successor-1.7417301 |access-date=December 21, 2024 |archive-date=December 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221213811/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-freeland-trudeau-successor-1.7417301 |url-status=live }}</ref> Trudeau, meanwhile, faced calls to resign amid polls showing the unpopularity of the move and his government as a whole, causing a major crisis of confidence in his nine-year government. | |||
| == Reactions and political fallout == | |||
| Freeland's resignation and its subsequent political fallout was covered by news outlets both within and outside of Canada. | |||
| === Liberal Party === | |||
| * Sources reported on the afternoon of December 16 that Prime Minister Trudeau was considering ] or even resigning.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 16, 2024 |title=Trudeau considering his options as leader |url=https://www.cp24.com/video/2024/12/16/trudeau-considering-his-options-as-leader/ |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=CP24 |language=en |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217192019/https://www.cp24.com/video/2024/12/16/trudeau-considering-his-options-as-leader/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At a speech at a Liberal fundraiser on the evening of December 16, he remarked, "it was an eventful day, not an easy day."<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SptyP-JI6UU |title="Not an easy day": Trudeau addresses Freeland resignation for the 1st time {{!}} FULL |date=December 16, 2024 |last=Global News |access-date=December 17, 2024 |via=YouTube |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217023650/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SptyP-JI6UU&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| * Ontario Liberal MP ] said after the Liberal fundraiser on the evening of December 16 that the Liberal caucus was "not united" on the issue of Trudeau's continued leadership of the party, and said that he believes "the only path forward for us is to choose a new leader, and to present a new plan to Canadians with a different vision," while Quebec Liberal MP ] said he believes "the prime minister has passed shelf life" and should resign.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last1=Chaya |first1=Lynn |last2=Caruso-Moro |first2=Luca |last3=Lee |first3=Michael |date=December 16, 2024 |title=Trudeau considering his options as leader after Freeland quits cabinet, sources say |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/trudeau-considering-his-options-as-leader-after-freeland-quits-cabinet-sources-say-1.7146952 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=CTV News |language=en |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216230138/https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/trudeau-considering-his-options-as-leader-after-freeland-quits-cabinet-sources-say-1.7146952 |url-status=live }}</ref> Fellow Ontario MP ] agreed with Housefather and said that Trudeau "just doesn't represent what I want to see in a leader", while New Brunswick MP ] called Freeland's decision to leave cabinet "bold" and "a devastating blow" for the Prime Minister that should convince him to resign. At a caucus meeting earlier that day, it was reported that Liberal MPs gave Freeland a standing ovation.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Aiello |first=Rachel |date=December 16, 2024 |title='We're not united': Liberal caucus meets, as PM Trudeau faces fresh calls to resign in light of Freeland's departure |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/we-re-not-united-liberal-caucus-meets-as-pm-trudeau-faces-fresh-calls-to-resign-in-light-of-freeland-s-departure-1.7147577 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=CTV News |language=en |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217013122/https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/we-re-not-united-liberal-caucus-meets-as-pm-trudeau-faces-fresh-calls-to-resign-in-light-of-freeland-s-departure-1.7147577 |url-status=live }}</ref> British Columbia MP ] remarked that he personally hopes parliament will be prorogued, and that a leadership review followed by a general election will be called, but also remarked he did not believe the NDP was sincere in their declaring they would vote non-confidence against Trudeau, while Ontario MP ] told caucus colleagues in an email remarking “I continue to believe that early in the New Year a plan moving forward will be announced including his resignation and we will be consumed with new challenges”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crawley |first=Trevor |date=December 27, 2024 |title=Kootenay-Columbia MP Morrison reflects on Liberal Party turmoil |url=https://www.nelsonstar.com/news/kootenay-columbia-mp-morrison-reflects-on-liberal-party-turmoil-7730532 |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=Nelson Star |language=en |archive-date=December 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227224440/https://www.nelsonstar.com/news/kootenay-columbia-mp-morrison-reflects-on-liberal-party-turmoil-7730532 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Rana |first1=Abbas |date=December 30, 2024 |title=‘He knows it just as we do’: internal emails show Liberal MPs speculating about Trudeau’s expected resignation and the roadmap ahead |url=https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/12/30/he-knows-it-just-as-we-do-internal-emails-show-liberal-mps-speculating-about-trudeaus-expected-resignation-and-the-roadmap-ahead/446499/ |access-date=December 30, 2024 |website=The Hill Times}}</ref> Concerning Trudeau's resignation, Ontario MP and Deputy House Leader ] said “It’s really difficult for him to come to any other conclusion at this point”, and said most of his riding's constituents wanted Trudeau to resign.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ballingall |first=Alex |date=December 30, 2024 |title=‘There’s chaos at the centre’: Business leaders, MPs push Trudeau to decide on his future |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/there-s-chaos-at-the-centre-business-leaders-mps-push-trudeau-to-decide-on-his/article_f1f49bb2-c6ea-11ef-84ba-67cfb97cbc5a.html |access-date=December 30, 2024 |website=Toronto Star}}</ref> Several other Liberal MPs called on Trudeau to resign, including Alberta MP ], British Columbia MPs ], ], and ], Manitoba MP ], New Brunswick MPs ], ], and ], Newfoundland and Labrador MP ], Ontario MPs ], ], ], ], ], ], and ], Prince Edward Island MPs ] and ], Quebec MPs ] and ], and Yukon MP ].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Searle |first1=Tyler |last2=Kitching |first2=Chris |date=January 3, 2025 |title=Carr first Manitoba Liberal MP to join party chorus calling for Trudeau’s resignation |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/01/03/carr-first-manitoba-liberal-mp-to-join-party-chorus-calling-for-trudeaus-resignation |access-date=January 3, 2025 |website=] |language=en }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rana |first=Abbas |date=December 27, 2024 |title=Liberal MP Chahal urges Trudeau to stop 'needless reflection' and resign, accusing 'cabal' around Trudeau of a 'reckless strategy' of 'mutual political destruction' |url=https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/12/27/liberal-mp-chahal-urges-trudeau-to-stop-needless-reflection-and-resign-accusing-cabal-around-trudeau-of-a-reckless-strategy-of-mutual-political/446474/ |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=] |language=en |archive-date=December 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227163414/https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/12/27/liberal-mp-chahal-urges-trudeau-to-stop-needless-reflection-and-resign-accusing-cabal-around-trudeau-of-a-reckless-strategy-of-mutual-political/446474/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rantanen |first=Maria |date=January 4, 2025 |title=Steveston-Richmond East MP calls for 'change in party leadership' |url=https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/steveston-richmond-east-mp-calls-for-change-in-party-leadership-10031824 |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=Richmond News }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baleeiro |first=Beatriz |date=January 4, 2025 |title=London Liberal MP: It's time for Justin Trudeau to resign |url=https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/london-liberal-mp-its-time-for-justin-trudeau-to-resign |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tasker |first=John Paul |date=December 17, 2024 |title=Some Liberal MPs repeat calls for Trudeau to quit after Freeland debacle — but he still has defenders |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-renew-calls-trudeau-resign-1.7412642 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=CBC News |language=en |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217173836/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-renew-calls-trudeau-resign-1.7412642 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ontario Liberal MP ], on the other hand, told reporters that Trudeau retained the confidence of the caucus, while chief government whip ] said Trudeau still had her "full support".<ref name=":4" /> Newfoundland MP ] also expressed her support for Trudeau, saying that it was "not the time for to fracture" in the face of the 25% tariffs, while Newfoundland and Labrador MP ] announced he would not seek re-election but still supported Trudeau, claiming his decision not to seek re-election was separate from the "turmoil" in the caucus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Liberal MP for St. John's East says she still supports Prime Minister Justin Trudeau |url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6597513 |access-date=December 19, 2024 |website=CBC News |language=en |archive-date=December 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220003414/https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6597513 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Liberal MP Churence Rogers won't seek re-election, but still supports Justin Trudeau re-election |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/churence-rogers-2024-1.7416084 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |work=] |date=December 20, 2024 |archive-date=December 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220194315/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/churence-rogers-2024-1.7416084 |url-status=live }}</ref> Nova Scotia MP ] said he would continue to support Trudeau in 2025, with the reason being that the two are ideologically similar on protecting the environment, while Ontario MP ] said that despite backing the Prime Minister, Powlowski accepted that Trudeau could not win the next general election as party leader and should prorogue parliament in order for a leadership race to occur.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cape Breton Liberal MP will support PM in 2025 |url=https://www.frequencynews.ca/news/cape-breton-liberal-mp-will-support-pm-in-2025/ |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Powlowski would support prorogation to pick new leader |url=https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/powlowski-would-support-prorogation-to-pick-new-leader-10020711 |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=TBNewswatch |language=en}}</ref> Within the first week, the number of Liberal MPs publicly calling for Trudeau's resignation was 21, while it was reported that 50 Liberal MPs – roughly one-third of the Liberal caucus – privately wanted Trudeau to resign.<ref name=":8" /><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlXE48bDMMQ |title=Around 50 Liberal MPs are calling for Justin Trudeau to step down as Liberal leader |date=December 17, 2024 |last=CTV News |access-date=December 21, 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref> | |||
| * MP Arya commented that Freeland "appears to be the person around whom the caucus members can rally behind", adding that Freeland represents a "viable and reassuring alternative" to Trudeau. When asked, Casey said he would like to see Freeland launch a leadership bid.<ref name=":8" /> | |||
| * On December 21, the Ontario Liberal caucus held a virtual meeting where 51 of the province's 75 Liberal MPs came to a consensus that Trudeau should resign. Freeland herself, as an Ontario Liberal MP, was reportedly on that call, but said nothing as the issue was debated.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 21, 2024 |title=Ontario Liberal MPs want Justin Trudeau to step down: sources |url=https://cbc.ca/news/politics/ontario-liberal-mps-want-trudeau-to-resign-1.7417337 |access-date=December 21, 2024 |work=] |archive-date=December 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222020017/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ontario-liberal-mps-want-trudeau-to-resign-1.7417337 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| * On December 23, the Atlantic Liberal caucus was revealed to be meeting over Trudeau's political future.<ref>{{cite news |title=Atlantic Liberal MPs gather to discuss Trudeau's future amid resignation demands |url=https://globalnews.ca/video/10932134/demolition-begins-for-etobicokes-six-points-interchange-improvements |access-date=December 21, 2024 |work=] |date=December 23, 2024 |archive-date=December 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224122908/https://globalnews.ca/video/10932134/demolition-begins-for-etobicokes-six-points-interchange-improvements |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 29, the caucus and its chair, Nova Scotia MP ], called on Trudeau to resign.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rafique |first=Racy |title=Atlantic Liberal caucus calls for Trudeau to step down as leader |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/atlantic-liberal-caucus-calls-for-trudeau-to-step-down-as-leader-1.7419952 |work=CBC news |date=December 29, 2024 |access-date=December 29, 2024}}</ref> | |||
| * On December 30, the Quebec Liberal caucus called on Trudeau to resign.<ref>{{cite news |title=Quebec caucus calls for Trudeau to resign |url=https://www.ipolitics.ca/news/quebec-caucus-calls-for-trudeau-to-resign |access-date=December 30, 2024 |work=] |date=December 30, 2024}}</ref> The Liberal caucus itself was divided between whether to appoint a new leader or whether to hold a leadership election. | |||
| * On January 6, 2025, ] announced he would ] and ] by March 24, upon the ]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tunney |first1=Catherine |title=Trudeau to resign as prime minister after Liberal leadership race |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-news-conference-1.7423680 |website=CBC |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=6 January 2025}}</ref> | |||
| === Opposition parties === | |||
| * Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre had made reference to reports of the Trudeau-Freeland rift the previous week during ] on Tuesday, December 10, remarking that Trudeau had "lost control of his own cabinet" and rhetorically asking "which one of is going to win?", while Deputy Opposition Leader and Ontario Conservative MP ] accused Trudeau of "bullying his female finance minister".<ref name=":5">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGwBazuofLI |title=Freeland denies claims she's at odds with Trudeau over GST holiday: "We are united" |date=December 10, 2024 |last=Global News |access-date=December 17, 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Freeland responded by stating that "the only would-be bullies in this House are directly opposite ," insisting that she and Trudeau were "united" and denying claims of the rift.<ref name=":5" /> After Freeland's resignation six days later on December 16, Poilievre claimed Trudeau had "lost control, yet clings to power."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trudeau has lost control but 'clings to power,' Poilievre says |url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6593839 |website=CBC News |access-date=December 17, 2024 |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216225446/https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6593839 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| * Bloc Québécois leader ], whose party had already voted alongside the Conservatives to oust the Trudeau government in the last of multiple unsuccessful motions of non-confidence, remarked on December 16 that "the Trudeau government is done."<ref>{{Cite web |title='The Trudeau government is done': Blanchet |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=3048429 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=CTV News |language=en |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217050532/https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=3048429 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="bq-pension">{{Cite news |last=Tasker |first=John Paul |date=October 29, 2024 |title=Bloc leader to push for early election after government doesn't pass pension hike bill |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bloc-bring-down-government-1.7366655 |access-date=December 18, 2024 |work=CBC News |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219111056/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bloc-bring-down-government-1.7366655 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| * NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, whose party had until earlier that year been in a ] with the Liberal minority government and even afterward had continued to support the government in confidence votes, said that Trudeau's Liberals "are focused on themselves" and that Trudeau "has to go," marking the first time he called for Trudeau's resignation. He nonetheless said that "all options are on the table", when asked whether he would vote no confidence in the government.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rana |first=Uday |title=Trudeau 'has to go,' NDP's Singh says in call to 'resign' |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10920638/jagmeet-singh-calls-justin-trudeau-to-resign/ |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=Global News |language= |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217003859/https://globalnews.ca/news/10920638/jagmeet-singh-calls-justin-trudeau-to-resign/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Later, on December 20, Singh stated that the NDP "will vote to bring this government down" in an open letter posted on ].<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Aiello |first=Rachel |date=December 20, 2024 |title=Singh says the NDP 'will vote to bring this government down' in new letter |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/singh-says-the-ndp-will-vote-to-bring-this-government-down-in-new-letter-1.7153541 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |work=CTV News |archive-date=December 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220170617/https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/singh-says-the-ndp-will-vote-to-bring-this-government-down-in-new-letter-1.7153541 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| * Green Party leader ] called December 16 an "unprecedented day" in Canadian politics and said she was "shocked by the events of today." She added, "it’s a damn shame when someone as qualified and brilliant as Chrystia Freeland is fired by the prime minister on a Friday."<ref name=":3" /> | |||
| === Provincial === | |||
| * Alberta Premier ] said that there had been "rumours" of Freeland's resignation in the days before it was announced, adding "you can’t really put your name on a document you don’t support."<ref name=":3" /> | |||
| * Ontario Premier ] said Freeland's resignation was unexpected during a meeting of Canada's premiers in Toronto, calling it "chaos" and reiterating his call for national unity: "I think we all are , but again, this is a time for the premiers to step up — which we're going to and project unity across the country."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petz |first=Sarah |date=December 16, 2024 |title=Chrystia Freeland's resignation from cabinet leaves Toronto constituents stunned |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/freeland-resignation-toronto-reaction-1.7411972 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=CBC News |language=en |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216233443/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/freeland-resignation-toronto-reaction-1.7411972 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| * When asked, Quebec Premier ] avoided saying whether he still had confidence in the Prime Minister or the Trudeau government following Freeland's resignation. Since September he has asked the Bloc Québécois to withdraw support from the Liberal minority government. To questions, he stated "today, it is up to the people in the House of Commons to decide how they will vote in the coming weeks, the coming months. It is not up to me to tell them what to do."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laberge |first=Thomas |date=December 16, 2024 |title=Crise à Ottawa: Legault évite de dire s'il a encore confiance en Justin Trudeau |url=https://lactualite.com/actualites/tarifs-de-trump-et-demission-de-freeland-ford-prone-lunite-des-provinces/ |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=The Canadian Press |language=fr |archive-date=December 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218154916/https://lactualite.com/actualites/tarifs-de-trump-et-demission-de-freeland-ford-prone-lunite-des-provinces/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| * Saskatchewan Premier ], in speaking at a ] meeting, stated: "I talked with Chrystia Freeland late last week as well and have appreciated always working alongside her, She was our engagement point at this table for a number of years."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prisciak |first=David |date=December 16, 2024 |title=Premier Scott Moe reacts to Freeland resignation as premiers meet to discuss U.S. tariff threat |url=https://regina.ctvnews.ca/premier-scott-moe-reacts-to-freeland-resignation-as-premiers-meet-to-discuss-u-s-tariff-threat-1.7147865 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=CTV News |language=en |archive-date=December 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218154226/https://regina.ctvnews.ca/premier-scott-moe-reacts-to-freeland-resignation-as-premiers-meet-to-discuss-u-s-tariff-threat-1.7147865 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| === International === | |||
| * President-elect of the United States ] praised Freeland's departure by posting "The Great State of Canada is stunned as the Finance Minister resigns, or was fired, from her position by Governor Justin Trudeau. Her behavior was totally toxic, and not at all conducive to making deals which are good for the very unhappy citizens of Canada. She will not be missed!!!" on his social media platform, ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Panetta |first=Alexander |date=December 17, 2024 |title=Trump trash talks Freeland in blast from her political past |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-freeland-post-1.7412270 |access-date=December 17, 2024 |work=] |archive-date=December 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217102221/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-freeland-post-1.7412270 |url-status=live }}</ref> Trump's reference to the "Great State of Canada" and "Governor" Trudeau was part of ] since his announcement that he would impose tariffs. | |||
| === Media === | |||
| * The editorial board of the '']'', which endorsed Trudeau's Liberals in all three elections in which he led them,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mastracci |first=Davide |date=September 20, 2021 |title=Documenting The Past 40 Years Of Media Election Endorsements |url=https://www.readthemaple.com/election-endorsements/ |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=The Maple |language=en |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219163729/https://www.readthemaple.com/election-endorsements/ |url-status=live }}</ref> called for Trudeau's resignation on the evening of December 16.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Toronto Star Editorial Board |date=December 16, 2024 |title=Star Editorial Board: It's time for Justin Trudeau to resign |url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/it-s-time-for-justin-trudeau-to-resign/article_23865ec6-bc01-11ef-a55f-534351a90181.html |access-date=December 17, 2024 |website=Toronto Star |language=en |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216235515/https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/it-s-time-for-justin-trudeau-to-resign/article_23865ec6-bc01-11ef-a55f-534351a90181.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| * ] of the '']'' called for Trudeau's resignation on December 16, stating "For the good of your party, the good of your country, the good of the Canadian people, it’s time to leave."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lilley |first=Brian |date=December 16, 2024 |title=LILLEY: Justin Trudeau, your time is up, you need to leave now |url=https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/freeland-resigns-smacks-trudeau-around-on-the-way-out#comments-areaTr |access-date=December 20, 2024 |newspaper=Toronto Sun |archive-date=December 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216165823/https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/freeland-resigns-smacks-trudeau-around-on-the-way-out#comments-areaTr |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
| === Business === | |||
| * Dominique Lapointe, director at ], Canada's largest ],<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 12, 2024 |title=Manulife Insurance Launches Two Guaranteed Solutions |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/manulife-insurance-launches-two-guaranteed-130000010.html?guccounter=1 |access-date=December 20, 2024 |work=Yahoo Finance}}</ref> referring to the resignation of Freeland, stated "It certainly adds another layer of uncertainty as we likely enter a period of volatility with the upcoming U.S. administration.”<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 16, 2024 |title='A total unmitigated disaster': Reaction to Freeland's resignation and the Liberal chaos |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/reaction-to-chrystia-freeland-resignation |access-date=December 20, 2024 |work=National Post}}</ref> | |||
| === Public reaction === | |||
| * In a poll conducted by ] on the day after the resignation, 67% of Canadians wanted Trudeau to resign, compared to just 19% who wanted him to stay on as prime minister. While the Liberals dropped one point in nationwide voting intentions from the week prior (from 21% to 20%), the Conservatives, increasing one point to 45%, opened up their largest lead (25 points) since Abacus began tracking voting intentions. The Liberals were just two points ahead of the third-place NDP, at 20% to 18%. 58% of those polled also said that they wanted an immediate election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coletto |first=David |date=December 17, 2024 |title=Abacus Data Poll: Post-Freeland resignation, Trudeau's net favourability drops to −43 as only 19% want him to stay on as Prime Minister. |url=https://abacusdata.ca/canadian-politics-abacus-data-post-freeland-resignation/ |access-date=December 20, 2024 |website=Abacus Data |language=en-CA |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219221057/https://abacusdata.ca/canadian-politics-abacus-data-post-freeland-resignation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 338Canada's projection for December 22 saw the Liberals' expected nationwide seat count decrease from 47 to just 39, losing even second place to the Bloc. The site gave the Liberals only a 36% chance of forming the Official Opposition (to the Bloc's 61%).<ref name=":9" /> | |||
| * ] in the B.C. riding of ] on December 16 (the day of the resignation), a seat which the Liberals had won by 3 points in 2021, Conservative candidate and former MP for the riding ] won by a decisive 50-point margin, garnering roughly two-thirds of the vote. The Conservative vote total increased 30 points from the previous election, while the Liberal vote total decreased by 23 points and the NDP's by 7.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 16, 2024 |title=Conservatives decisively win B.C. federal byelection, dealing another blow to Trudeau |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/federal-byelection-cloverdale-langley-city-1.7409872 |website=CBC News |access-date=December 29, 2024 |archive-date=December 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228023018/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/federal-byelection-cloverdale-langley-city-1.7409872 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
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