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Transport and Inner Commerce Minister Chrystia Freeland mentioned Tuesday she is stepping down from cupboard and gained’t run within the subsequent federal election, ending a 12-year stint as one of the distinguished faces in Canadian politics.
Freeland made the announcement in a press release posted to social media following what turned out to be her remaining cupboard assembly in Ottawa.
“With super gratitude and just a little disappointment, I’ve determined to step down from Cupboard at present and switch the web page on this chapter in my life,” she wrote. “I don’t intend to run within the subsequent federal election.”
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Freeland and Prime Minister Mark Carney exited Tuesday’s cupboard assembly in Ottawa with their arms round one another and smiling, taking no questions from reporters ready within the hallway.
Earlier than being appointed to Carney’s cupboard in Might, Freeland served a number of high-profile ministerial roles below former prime minister Justin Trudeau, together with as his deputy prime minister.
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She served as worldwide commerce minister, international affairs minister and finance minister earlier than resigning from Trudeau’s cupboard in dramatic style in late 2024, hours earlier than she was attributable to current her newest federal price range, in protest of Trudeau’s financial insurance policies.
She then ran within the Liberal management race to switch Trudeau after he resigned in January, dropping to Carney.
Freeland was first elected to her Toronto-area driving in a 2013 byelection, successful within the subsequent 4 elections.
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