Chrystia Freeland says that if she becomes the next Liberal leader and prime minister, she will reduce the federal cabinet and the number of staff in the Prime Minister’s Office by half.

In a press release, Freeland said that she would reduce the size of the current ministerial cabinet and staff in the prime minister’s office by 50 per cent which she says will end PMO’s top-down approach and will give more power to ministers to do their work.

Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland officially launched her campaign to become the Liberal party leader at her University-Rosedale riding in Toronto on Sunday. Speaking at a local Boys and Girls Club, Freeland says she’ll fight for Canada in the face of economic threats from U.

Abacus Data polling shows 33% of respondents view former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney positively, compared to 29% for former finance minister Chrystia Freeland.

Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says her top rival Mark Carney appears to be “the choice of the Liberal establishment” as more federal cabinet ministers rally around the former Bank of Canada governor.

Chrystia Freeland sent shockwaves through Canada when she resigned as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Finance Minister in December. Her public resignation letter blasted Trudeau for not doing enough to prepare for the second Trump administration.

Should President Trump impose a 25% tariff on Canadian imports as he has promised, Freeland said Canada should also direct government departments and agencies to stop purchasing goods and services from U.S. companies, and prohibit U.S. firms from bidding on government contracts, with the exception of defense.

Former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada

Chrystia Freeland, the former finance minister who is running to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister, says her country needs to release a “retaliation list” of goods the country would target if U.

A list of products worth 200 billion Canadian dollars (USD 139 billion) would send a message to US exporters about the harm tariffs would cause them, Freeland said in a statement.

Chrystia Freeland, the former finance minister who is running to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister, says her country needs to release a “retaliation list” of goods the country would target if U.