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John Ivison: Chrystia Freeland's savage exit. ( Canada )
National Post ^ | Dec 16, 2024 | John Ivison

Posted on 12/16/2024 11:03:48 AM PST by george76

The finance minister is an unlikely champion of the Chicago Way, but she has just pulled off a coup that may end up toppling this government..

Who saw Chrystia Freeland pulling a gun, after Justin Trudeau unsheathed a knife?

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The finance minister is an unlikely champion of the Chicago Way, but she has just pulled off a coup that may end up toppling this government.

Just hours before she was due to give her fall economic statement, she quit.

Despite the widespread media speculation about a falling out between Freeland and Trudeau, it’s a good bet that no one was more surprised at the finance minister’s gangster move than the prime minister.

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Her resignation letter was savage. She said that on Friday, Trudeau had told her he no longer wanted her as finance minister and offered her another job in cabinet.

She said that she concluded she had no option but to resign because she had lost the prime minister’s confidence.

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The casus belli was the multi-billion-dollar affordability package that included a two-month GST holiday and mailing $250 cheques to nearly 19 million working Canadians.

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Freeland acknowledged that for the past few weeks she has been at odds with Trudeau over the best way forward for Canada, in the face of the challenge of the incoming Trump administration and the threat of 25 per cent tariffs.

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

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalpost.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: canada; chrystia; chrystiafreeland; freeland; johnivison; justin; justintrudeau; tariffs; trudeau

1 posted on 12/16/2024 11:03:48 AM PST by george76
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To: george76
This is going to be fun


2 posted on 12/16/2024 11:08:37 AM PST by llevrok (“'Remember when' is the lowest form of conversation.” - Tony Soprano)
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To: george76

TrueD’oh can make even a leftist finance minister seems like she supports a FreeLand.


3 posted on 12/16/2024 11:08:48 AM PST by dangus
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To: george76

Pretty boy is next, he’s a dead man walking. And trying to bribe his own voters isn’t going to save his sorry ass this time around.


4 posted on 12/16/2024 11:21:18 AM PST by jpl ("You are fake news.")
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>> a two-month GST holiday

a national sales tax holiday?


5 posted on 12/16/2024 11:24:22 AM PST by Gene Eric
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To: george76
Trudeau is a drama queen, Canada's village idiot,and his education is an M.A. in Drama. So we have a whole country in the throws of suffering from DRAMA.

DRAMA QUEEN !



6 posted on 12/16/2024 11:29:35 AM PST by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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To: george76

If Canada wants to be a free land, getting rid of Freeland is a good first step.

FD: Son lives in Nova Scotia, the Liberal leader there just resigned, ironic name of Churchill.


7 posted on 12/16/2024 11:31:28 AM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: george76

This WEF she-demon is still Deputy Prime Minister of the frozen north. Still Justine Trudeau’s brains.


8 posted on 12/16/2024 11:33:19 AM PST by dennisw
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To: dennisw

Watching these communists turn on each other is a beautiful thing.


9 posted on 12/16/2024 11:52:40 AM PST by ground_fog ( My God this was from today!S)
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To: ground_fog

I despise Chrystia Freeland. Evil WEF witch. Trudeau is her dummy/ puppet/frontman, she does 80% of the scheming.


10 posted on 12/16/2024 12:00:24 PM PST by dennisw
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To: george76

The odds are increasing for a Spring election. At some point even the NDP is going to tire of propping him up and pull the plug on this Parliament.


11 posted on 12/16/2024 12:03:11 PM PST by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: dangus

Trudeau identify himself as a feminist now he’s replacing a female with a male.


12 posted on 12/16/2024 12:07:11 PM PST by existentially_kuffer
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To: Candor7

Trump broke Castro Jr.


13 posted on 12/16/2024 12:37:07 PM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: george76

Trump trolled him as a bend over boy.

Bend over boy came home shaking like a leave and now his number twi has resigned ( friedland...deputy PM). Trudeau was cmpletely powned by Trump, now Canada is expected t9 have reco[rpca; trade with the USA, not trade whihic favors onlt Cnaada withot allowing US exports into Canada ( beer, liquor, dairy, eggs, butter,fruit , beef ,pork,turkey , all over prioced in Canada whare a gallon of milk costs over 8 bucks.)

Canadian consumers are going to love Free Trade with the USA,b ut thats not what the CBC and CTV are saying, they are tryiong to panic Canadians.

As for me, I would vote to have Canada be the 51st state, these idiot Trudeau socialists have nearly ruined Canada.


14 posted on 12/16/2024 1:52:46 PM PST by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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To: george76

Not even in office yet and he’s already broken Canada...


15 posted on 12/16/2024 1:59:36 PM PST by SteveinSATX (Anti-liberalism 24/7)
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To: LittleLinda

Any thoughts?


16 posted on 12/16/2024 2:22:22 PM PST by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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