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- Chrystia Freeland resigned after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Zoom, “I no longer want you to serve.”
- She retained the deputy prime minister title but lost the department overseeing Canada-U.S. relations.
- Freeland said her exit enabled Mark Carney to become prime minister and blocked Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative leadership bid.
- Jean Chrétien warned in November 2024 that supporting Trudeau would keep him in power and risk a Liberal loss.