Chrystia Freeland, the former deputy prime minister, sought to distance herself from Mr. Trudeau in a public letter criticizing him for “costly political gimmicks.” By Vjosa Isai Reporting ...

Officially entering the race this weekend is Chrystia Freeland, who served as Trudeau’s finance chief and deputy prime minister until her shock resignation in December. Freeland is positioning ...

Freeland resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet last month on the same day she was expected to deliver the government's fall economic statement. The race to replace Justin Trudeau ...

Freeland had been one of Trudeau's closest allies in government since the Liberals swept into office in 2015, also serving four years as finance minister until her dramatic resignation last month.

In December, then-Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland had sharply rebuked what she described as Trudeau’s pursuit of “costly political gimmicks,” referring to recent policy proposals ...

Chrystia Freeland, Trudeau’s deputy and minister in finance, resigned in response, beckoning Trudeau to “take that threat extremely seriously” and keep his “fiscal powder dry.” ...

OTTAWA, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday announced that she would take part in the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ...

The recently resigned Freeland, meanwhile, is another frontrunner. Trudeau told Freeland last month he no longer wanted her to serve as finance minister but that she could remain deputy prime ...

CANADA’S former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland launched her campaign on Sunday to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and prime minister, pitching herself as the best option to ...