Missed the political tumult in Ottawa? Heres how it happened, day by day – National [Video]

Chrystia Freeland’s resignation as Canada’s finance minister and deputy prime minister triggered a week of political turmoil, with continuing calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign.

If you missed the week’s news, here’s a timeline of what played out politically in Ottawa.

On Monday, less than one hour before the scheduled start of a lock-up of journalists set to read the fall economic statement, Chrystia Freeland announced that she had stepped down as finance minister.

She was not the only minister to leave cabinet as Sean Fraser announced he would not be seeking re-election next year and would step down as housing minister.

Freeland announced her dramatic departure in a letter she shared on the social media website X (formerly known as Twitter) just after 9 a.m. eastern.

In the letter addressed to Trudeau, Freeland wrote, “On Friday, you informed me that you no longer want me to serve as …