‘Slap in the Face’: Freeland’s Disney Plus Comment Made Her a Villain, Records Show

‘Slap in the Face’: Freeland’s Disney Plus Comment Made Her a Villain, Records Show
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland arrives for a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 18, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Once upon a time, Chrystia Freeland attempted to relate to Canadians’ cost-of-living concerns with a personal anecdote—and it didn’t produce a fairy-tale ending.

“I personally, as a mother and wife, look carefully at my credit card bill once a month, and last Sunday I said to the kids, ‘You’re older now. You don’t watch Disney anymore. Let’s cut that Disney Plus subscription,’” Freeland told Global News in an interview that aired on Nov. 6.