Jim Chalmers offers praise forCanada’s finance minister who quit over Trump tariff dispute with Trudeau [Video]

21:01 EST 16 Dec 2024, updated 22:12 EST 16 Dec 2024

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has praised his Canadian counterpart as an ‘absolute legend’ after she threw the government into turmoil when she quit.

Without being prompted, Dr Chalmers praised Canada‘s outgoing Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who resigned yesterday.

The move that stunned the country and raised questions about how much longer the unpopular Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can stay in his job.

‘The last thing I want to briefly touch on is my friend Chrystia Freeland – the Finance Minister of Canada has resigned overnight,’ Dr Chalmers told reporters.

‘Chrystia has, is, such a great friend to me and to Australia and I really just wanted to wish her well.

‘Over the last two-and-a-half years, I’ve worked really closely with Chrystia Freeland – she’s an absolute legend and she’s been a great supporter of Ukraine, a big part of our efforts on the global economic stage and we have …