Chrystia Freeland to Resign as MP on Friday After Taking Advisory Post With Ukrainian Government

Chrystia Freeland to Resign as MP on Friday After Taking Advisory Post With Ukrainian Government
Liberal MP and former Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland answers a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 9, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland says she will step down from Parliament on Jan. 9, after initially saying she would resign in a few weeks due to recently accepting a position as an adviser to the Ukrainian government.

Freeland’s Jan. 7 announcement comes following criticism from opposition NDP and Conservative MPs, who said Freeland should have already resigned as an MP before accepting a position advising the government of a foreign nation.
Paul Rowan Brian
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Paul Rowan Brian is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.