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Doug Ford expresses concern

With the shock resignation of federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Donald Trump’s tariff threat, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the provinces and territories meeting in Toronto for the Council of the Federation must demonstrate unity across the country.

Asked if he was concerned about Ms. Freeland’s departure, the man who is also president of the Council of the Federation replied: I think we all arewhile sitting at the same table as his counterparts.

Doug Ford also said that he did not expect the Liberal minister to leave. Chrystia Freeland took the Canadian political world by surprise by announcing Monday morning that she was leaving the Trudeau cabinet a few hours before her economic update. A decision which had the effect of a bomb.

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While Trudeau fights his cabinet, we need a government that fights for CanadiansJagmeet Singh

Reacting in a press release to the resignation of Chrystia Freeland, the leader of the New Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh declared: The abrupt resignation of Justin Trudeau’s right-hand man shows the extent to which members of this Liberal government are obsessed with infighting and ignoring the urgent challenges facing Canadians.

While the Liberals fight among themselves, I think we should fight for Canadian jobs threatened by Donald Trump’s tariffs. While Trudeau obsesses over his own drama, I believe we should focus on the cost of homes and groceries that are burning people’s paychecks and diminishing hope.

We have no lessons to learn from Pierre Poilievre, who rejoices in the spiral of Trudeau’s death and Trump’s threats. Conservatives don’t think about ordinary people either – they focus on enriching big corporations and ultra-rich CEOs at the expense of the publiche added.

Our parliamentary correspondent in Ottawa Fannie Olivier and political analyst Chantal Hébert react to the resignation of Chrystia Freeeland at Midi Infoon ICI Première.

Justin Trudeau must go, according to Francis Drouin

The Liberal MP for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, Francis Drouin, called for the departure of his leader this morning following the announcement of the resignation of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland.

At some point, when we lose key players from our team, we have to sense what is coming and our PMwith all due respect, is very unpopular at the moment. That’s the truth. The caucus has been asking for changes since 2023 and these changes are not happening and we are seeing disorganization within the cabinet itself.he said.

Il [Justin Trudeau] must leave, because it has to be done, it no longer makes sense, I don’t see a way out for my colleagues […]we are not even capable of proposing a plan today, we were supposed to propose a plan, this economic update there, and here we are talking about a Minister of Finance who is retired.

How many goals will we score in our own goal? That has to change.

The $250 check, an object of contention?

Without specifically mentioning it in her missive addressed to Justin Trudeau, Ms. Freeland seems not to share the views of her leader, who recently announced a GST holiday and the payment of a $250 check to all Canadians who earn less than $150,000 per year. Measures contested in retail and economic circles, in particular because of their cost and their low effectiveness.

We must avoid costly political gimmicks that we cannot afford and that make Canadians doubt that we recognize how serious this moment is.

This resignation comes as the Trump administration threatens to impose tariffs of 25% on Canadian products.

What about the economic statement?

As for the economic statement that Ms. Freeland was to present at the end of the day in the House of Commons, we already know that she will not be the one to present the document. It is also possible that the filing of the document will be delayed, or even postponed.

Obviously, Chrystia Freeland will have decided not to present this budget statement with which she does not agree while her boss was preparing to replace her.

From minister to MP

But Chrystia Freeland is not leaving politics. She plans to finish her term as a Liberal MP and even seek another one in the next election.

I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues as a Liberal MP and am committed to running again in my riding of Toronto in the next federal election.

It is inevitable that our term in government will end. However, how we address the threat our country now faces will define us for a generation, and perhaps much longer.concludes the one who led the Finances of the Trudeau government for more than four years.