Source: The Guardian [UK]
“Canada’s deputy prime minister and minister of finance has resigned amid growing tensions with the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, over the looming threat posed by Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ economic nationalism. Chrystia Freeland stood down on Monday, just hours before she was due to release the country’s first economic plan ahead of the change of administration in Washington. Relations between Canada and the US have been upended by Trump’s pledge last month to slap a 25% levy on all Canadian goods and services. ‘For the past number of weeks, you and I have found ourselves at odds about the best past forward for Canada,’ said Freeland in a letter she submitted to the prime minister that was published on social media platforms.” (12/16/24)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/16/chrystia-freeland-resigns-canada-trump