Liberal leadership race presents two official candidates, with Carney and Freeland expected
Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland expected to announce their bids for Liberal leadership shortly.
Liberals unveil massive deficit in last-minute economic statement after Freeland “resigns”
Liberals finally release economic statement one day before their holiday break, revealing a deficit of $61.9 billion for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, which is $21.8 billion more than what they promised.
BREAKING: Freeland fired from Finance, resigns from cabinet
Freeland resigns from Trudeau’s cabinet, accuses him of “political gimmicks.”
Freeland insists immigration surge due to post-COVID trends, not Liberals’ record-high targets
Minister Freeland says the Liberals’ backtrack on immigration targets the result of a post-COVID surge.
But post-COVID immigration numbers were aligned with their targets.
Freeland confirms some Liberal MPs want Trudeau to resign
Freeland gets asked if she thinks she should step down.
Freeland says Trudeau won’t step down following Liberal byelection loss
Freeland was in noticeably low spirits throughout the press conference today, apparently dreading questions from reporters on the byelection results.
Freeland won’t commit to barring MPs guilty of treason from next election
During a housing announcement, Freeland was once again questioned by reporters on foreign interference, refusing to say whether MPs guilty of treason would be barred from next year’s election.
Freeland flees reporters asking questions about treason
In a scene you’d expect to come from a third-world country, Deputy PM Freeland fled from reporters who chased after her to ask for information on foreign interference and possible treason charges.
Alberta objects to Trudeau’s capital gains hike
In a letter to Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland, the Alberta government voiced its strong opposition to the fed’s capital gains inclusion rate hike to 66%.
Scotiabank VP slams Liberal budget as “extremely unfair”
“I think Minister Freeland is the heaviest spending finance minister we’ve had in decades.”