Freeland to Replace Morneau as New Finance Minister

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Chrystia Freeland responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons, in Ottawa on March 9, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland will be sworn in as Canada’s new finance minister later today.

The news comes less than 24 hours after Bill Morneau announced Monday that he was resigning from his key cabinet role and as an MP.