Trudeau takes subtle dig at former deputy prime minister whose shock resignation foretold his downfall
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Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland threw Trudeau’s government into chaos when she abruptly resigned from the cabinet last month. As he announced Monday that he would be stepping down as his party’s leader, outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a subtle dig at his former deputy prime minister whose shocking resignation foretold his downfall.
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Former deputy prime minister and minister of finance Chrystia Freeland threw Trudeau’s government into chaos when she abruptly resigned from the cabinet last month, just hours before she was due to deliver the country’s first economic update since the U.S. election.
And now, a mere few weeks later, Trudeau followed with his resignation citing “internal battles” within his Liberal Party. Speaking at a press conference outside his residence at Rideau Cottage on Monday, Trudeau addressed the fallout and initially praised his former deputy.
“Chrystia has been by my side for close to 10 years now,” Trudeau said. “She has been an incredible political partner through just about everything we have done as a government and as a party over the past decade.”. But then he added: “I had really hoped that she would agree to continue as my deputy prime minister and take on one of the most important files that not just this government, this country is facing, but she chose otherwise.”.
