Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns

 

 

Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned after a disagreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Chrystia reportedly resigned after a disagreement with Trudeau over tax policy during a meeting before Trump took office on January 20.

She announced her resignation in a letter to Trudeau on Monday. The BBC reported that Chrystia wrote in the letter that the two had a difference of opinion on the best path for Canada. She also pointed out that Trump's strong economic nationalism is a serious challenge facing the country. But she decided to resign after Trudeau told her that she was not interested in continuing as the government's top economic adviser