Trudeau Taps LeBlanc as Finance Minister After Freeland Resigns

Trudeau Taps LeBlanc as Finance Minister After Freeland Resigns
Then-public safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc (C), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R), and Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly participate in a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Oct. 14, 2024. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc became finance minister late Monday, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau moved to quickly fill a sudden vacancy after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tendered her resignation from cabinet that morning.

Freeland said she felt she had to step down from her position because the prime minister had lost faith in her and wanted to assign her to a new role after she fought back against some of his policy decisions.