The former number two in the Government of Canada, Chrystia Freeland, officially launches into the race to become Liberal leader and Prime Minister. She signs a letter as a candidate for leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada (PLC) in the pages of Duty and discreetly announced it on his social networks.
This announcement formalizes the announced duel that she will have to lead against the former governor of the Bank of Canada Mark Carney, the other big favorite in the race for the leadership of the PLC. Mr. Carney launched into it Thursday in a speech in which he presented himself as the best person to manage Canada’s economy, redistribute wealth, and negotiate with the next president of the United States, Donald Trump.
Chrystia Freeland intended to launch her candidacy before the installation of the next American president on Monday. In a letter published in our pages, she specifies her commitment to the protection of Canadian sovereignty in the face of an American president who threatens to use economic coercion against the country. She mentions in passing the country’s military history and “the struggle to preserve and promote French, along with the distinct culture of Quebec” as examples of what forged Canada.
His political destiny seems closely linked to that of Mark Carney, seen as his main rival for the position of Liberal leader. Justin Trudeau would have offered Mr. Carney in December the portfolio of Minister of Finance, occupied by Mr.me Freeland, to bring him into government. The agreement never took place, and the government’s number two instead slammed the government’s door, causing a serious political crisis. Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney are also personal friends. Mr. Carney is even the godfather of one of M’s children.me Freeland.
Mme Freeland has occupied various leading roles within the Liberal government, in power since 2015. A confidant of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, she rose to the position of Deputy Prime Minister, combined with that of Minister of Finance. , since 2020. She has been responsible for some of the most important government issues of the decade, such as the renegotiation of the free trade agreement with the United States and Mexico during the first Trump administration, aid measures for workers and undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic, and finally Canadian support for Ukraine since the Russian invasion of 2022.
-In December, she resoundingly resigned from her post as minister, the same day a federal economic update was tabled that bore her signature. At the same time, she criticized her own government for its recourse to “costly political tricks”, while she would have liked the government to save its money to prepare for the arrival of customs tariffs of 25% that the government intends to impose. next US president-elect, Donald Trump.
His departure spectacularly shook the Trudeau government. The Prime Minister compared his departure to a simple family argument during his employees’ Christmas party, while telling his close associates that he would think about his future during his holiday vacation. Justin Trudeau finally announced on January 6 that he was relinquishing his position as soon as his party found a replacement for him. The next Liberal leader will also become Prime Minister of Canada and will be chosen by Liberal supporters on March 9.
Chrystia Freeland never wanted to interpret President Trump’s multiple allusions to the upcoming annexation of Canada as a joke. As for Mr. Trump, he did not hesitate to indulge in his M.me Freeland, alleging at the time of her resignation that she exhibited “toxic behavior.”
Former journalist, Chrystia Freeland spent part of her career prior to politics covering the authoritarian drift of Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom she has already interviewed.
