In Tumultuous History of Finance Minister Resignations, Freeland’s Exit Stands Out

In Tumultuous History of Finance Minister Resignations, Freeland’s Exit Stands Out
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters in Ottawa, on Dec. 10, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Having a finance minister openly condemn the prime minister’s policies on her way out is a fresh level of acrimony in Canadian political history, longtime observers of the country’s politics say.

Chrystia Freeland’s exit from the finance portfolio isn’t a first in Canadian politics, but departing on the eve of an economic update with a stinging rebuke to the Liberal leader is “unprecedented,” political historian Raymond Blake said in an interview Monday.