Trudeau considering his options as leader after Freeland quits cabinet, sources say

CTV News ^ | December 16, 2024

[rdl6989]

Chrystia Freeland, Canada's finance minister, said in an explosive letter published Monday morning that she will quit cabinet.

It has ignited a storm of confusion on Parliament Hill, coming the same day she was set to table her fall economic statement – a delayed document that typically includes key economic metrics such as the size of Canada's deficit.

Follow along for live updates: 1:30 p.m. EST: Fall economic statement set to go forth

The Department of Finance has confirmed that the fall economic statement lockup will begin at 1:45 p.m. EST, with Deputy Minister Chris Forbes providing remarks at 2 p.m. 1:04 p.m. EST: Trudeau considering prorogation or resignation, sources say

Sources tell CTV News that the prime minister has conveyed to cabinet that he is considering prorogation or resignation, and he’s potentially planning to address Parliament this afternoon.

[rdl6989]

Trudeau may be about to resign.

[llevrok]

Freeland was the de facto PM all along (in my opinion)

[Tell It Right]

Reminder, this is the Canadian financial czar who froze the trucker protestors' bank accounts and laughed about it.

https://notthebee.com/article/canadian-finance-minister-who-laughed-about-freezing-truckers-bank-accounts-resigns-in-dispute-over-trump-tariffs

[Brandonmark]

Not sure we want Canada as a new state.

[laplata]

Good. He should move to Cuba so he could put flowers on his father’s grave.

[1Old Pro]

Trudeau may be about to resign.

He should, but why the heck would he fly to Mar a lago just weeks ago.

[4yearlurker]

I think Trudeau is scared of Trump ever since Trump scared the eyebrows off the guy.

[Red Badger]

prorogation - Halting Parliament meetings without dissolving it.

That would ignite a firestorm....................

[Major Matt Mason]

Freeland likely created a financial mess and is sneaking out the back door.

[Red Badger]

“Now is the time for a carbon-tax election,” he said. “Let's bring it home.”

WTH?........................

[Allegra]

Freeland’s pretty evil. We’d have to hope she’d be replaced with someone more moderate, but who knows?

[ronnie raygun]

The people of canada must strike while there is blood in the water

[Red Badger]

Why would he resign because this lame dame did?.............

[jerod]

Trudeau should be in jail... That’s where he belongs after giving billions of dollars to his friends.

[Red Badger]

2:18 p.m. EST: Justin Trudeau must resign, says Singh
“We are calling for Justin Trudeau’s resignation,” said NDP leader Jagmeet Singh in French during a scrum with reporters.

Asked if he would vote no-confidence in his government, he said “all tools are on the table.”

When pressed, he repeated that phrase: “All tools are on the table,” stopping short of saying whether his party would withdraw support for the Liberal Party.

[WKUHilltopper]

He could be Xi’s piss bucket boy. Or Krault Slob’s groom of the stool.

[1Old Pro]

Why would he resign because this lame dame did?....

She was a former leftist journalist, if he needs a replacement we have quite a few down here.

[Navy Patriot]

Trudeau considering his options as leader after Freeland quits cabinet...

Justine Castreau, (Nazi-Canuckistan PM), Did Nazi ... that coming!

[Navy Patriot]

I think Trudeau is scared of Trump...

I Know Trudeau is scared of Trump.

[TornadoAlley3]

Trump told him resign or we release the Kraken