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Canada’s finance minister resigns as unpopular Trudeau faces biggest test of his political career

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Trudeau has said that he plans on leading the Liberal Party into the next election, but there are some party members who don't want him to run for a fourth term.

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  1. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau’s top lieutenant resigns over differences in how to respond to Trump

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

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    Canada’s finance minister resigns as unpopular Trudeau faces biggest test of his political career

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21 articles, oldest first.

  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau’s top lieutenant resigns over differences in how to respond to Trump (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The resignation of Chrystia Freeland, who served the past four years as both finance minister and deputy prime minister, is a new blow to the embattled Trudeau, whose popularity has nosedived.

  2. Fox News

    Canadian Finance Minister resigns as Trudeau government's popularity flounders (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced her resignation from Justin Trudeau's Cabinet on Monday, a powerful blow to the Liberal Prime Minister's hold on the government.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Canadian finance minister resigns over disagreements about Trump tariff threat (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from her post over disagreements with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

  4. Breitbart News

    Top Trudeau Ally Chrystia Freeland Resigns from Canadian Government (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's most powerful minister, announced Monday she was resigning.

  5. Hot Air

  6. Voice of America

    Canada's finance minister resigns as PM Trudeau deals with declining popularity (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Chrystia Freeland, who was also deputy prime minister, said Trudeau had told her Friday that he no longer wanted her to serve as finance minister

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Canada's finance minister resigns as Prime Minister Trudeau deals with declining popularity (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s most powerful minister, has announced she is resigning from the Cabinet.

  8. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Canada’s finance minister resigns after clash with Trudeau | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    OTTAWA >> Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quit today after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible U.S. tariffs, dealing an unexpected blow to an already unpopular government.

  9. Wyoming Public Media

    Canada's finance minister resigns, posing biggest test of Trudeau's political career (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The stunning move raised questions about how much longer the prime minister of nearly 10 years — whose popularity has plummeted due to concerns about inflation and immigration — can stay on.

  10. Courthouse News Service

    Canada’s finance minister resigns as unpopular Trudeau faces biggest test of his political career (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Trudeau has said that he plans on leading the Liberal Party into the next election, but there are some party members who don't want him to run for a fourth term.

  11. Delaware Public Media

    Canada's finance minister resigns. Prime Minister Trudeau has a political crisis (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Canada's prime minister faces the biggest political crisis of his career after his top minister resigned. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to CBC journalist Catherine Cullen about the implications.

  12. PBS NewsHour

    Canadian prime minister faces growing pressure from his own party to resign (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure to resign from his own Liberal Party after his top minister abruptly quit and criticized his handling of the budget.

  13. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Canada's prime minister faces calls to resign. Here's what could happen next (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure to resign from his own Liberal Party after his top minister abruptly quit and criticized his handling of the budget. Trudeau has led the country for nearly a decade, but has become widely unpopular in recent years over a wide range of iss…

  14. Triblive

    Canada's finance minister resigns as unpopular Trudeau faces biggest test of political career (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, announced Monday that she was resigning from the Cabinet.

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Canada finance minister replaced after resigning (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    TORONTO -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, announced Monday that she was resigning from the Cabinet.

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