Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s finance minister, said in an explosive letter published Monday morning that she will quit cabinet.
It has ignited a storm of confusion on Parliament Hill, coming the same day she was set to table her fall economic statement – a delayed document that typically includes key economic metrics such as the size of Canada’s deficit.
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1:04 p.m. EST: Trudeau considering prorogation or resignation, sources say
Sources tell CTV News that the prime minister has conveyed to cabinet that he is considering prorogation or resignation, and he’s potentially planning to address Parliament this afternoon.
1 p.m. EST: Poilievre says ‘everything has gotten out of control’
In his first public address on Monday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre painted a dark picture of Canada as a country plagued by illegal immigration, drug and gun violence, and an inflated economy.
“All this chaos and division, all these weaknesses are emerging,” while …