Chrystia Freeland has called for economic retaliation if President-elect Trump follows through with his threat to impose tariffs.
In a sparsely worded post on the social media platform X, the former finance minister and deputy prime minister said simply that she's "running to fight for Canada."
Trump's remarks come at a time when tensions are high between the U.S. and Canada after he threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on all Canadian products.
Chrystia Freeland, Canada and Justin Trudeau
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Ex-Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is running to replace Trudeau as Canada's prime minister
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Canada’s Freeland has called Trump ‘a bully.’ She could be its next prime minister
Chrystia Freeland joins race to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada PM
Canada’s former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is running to be the country’s next prime minister after Justin Trudeau stepped down earlier this month. Freeland, now a Toronto-based MP, posted on X that she would officially launch her bid to become leader of the governing Liberal party on Sunday. “I’m running to fight for Canada,” she said.
He is not a Canadian and he is certainly not a Liberal, but U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has had a huge influence on the race to replace Justin Trudeau.
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Chrystia Freeland to declare Liberal leadership bid within a week: sourceThe source, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the announcement, also said Freeland’s first policy promise will be to impose dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports to match the tariffs U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has vowed to impose on Canada.
Freeland write that "Americans will pay" the tough Canadian counter-tariffs she called for against U.S. imports.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation after facing an increasing loss of support both within his party and in the country.
Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MP Ken McDonald said he personally credits Freeland for reversing the decision to impose the carbon tax on home heating fuel, which mostly affected Atlantic Canadians and was widely seen as a blow to the carbon tax policy.
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Freeland confirms she is running for Liberal leaderFormer Canadian Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has officially announced her intention to run for the leadership of the Liberal Party. If she wins, she will automatically replace Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister,
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