She became deputy prime minister following the 2019 election, where she also became minister of intergovernmental affairs. In 2020, she was appointed as finance minister, becoming the first woman to hold the post.

1 day ago · OTTAWA, Ontario — Chrystia Freeland — who had been a candidate to become prime minister — is Canada’s new minister of transport. Freeland is part of the 24-member cabinet of new Prime Minister Mark Carney sworn in today (March 14, 2025). Anita Anand, who had been transport minister, is now minister of innovation, science, and industry.

3 days ago · Sources with knowledge of the decision told CBC News that Mark Carney has invited former Liberal leadership rival Chrystia Freeland to become transport minister. ... Canada's next prime minister ...

3 days ago · Mark Carney’s new cabinet to include Chrystia Freeland, but leave out leadership rival Karina Gould: sources ... OTTAWA — Mark Carney will not only replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on ...

Jan 17, 2025 · TORONTO (AP) — Chrystia Freeland, whose abrupt resignation as finance minister last month forced Justin Trudeau’s exit as prime minister, said she is running to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada.

Mar 7, 2025 · Ms. Freeland is vying to become Canada’s next Liberal Party leader and prime minister on Sunday. Her chances could hinge on whether voters consider President Trump’s dislike of her an asset.

Dec 17, 2024 · Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s most powerful and loyal minister, announced Monday she was resigning from the Cabinet in a move that stunned the country and raised questions about how much longer Trudeau can stay in his job.

Dec 16, 2024 · Only hours before the release of the federal government’s fall economic statement, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland shocked Ottawa with the announcement of her...

Jan 17, 2025 · Chrystia Freeland, the former deputy prime minister, sought to distance herself from Mr. Trudeau in a public letter criticizing him for “costly political gimmicks.”

Dec 16, 2024 · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s hold on power was threatened on Monday after the deputy prime minister who led Canada’s response to the first Trump administration resigned abruptly, in a...

Dec 16, 2024 · All you need to know about Chrystia Freeland and why she resigned from Trudeau's cabinet. In 2019 she was named deputy prime minister, and in 2020 she also took on the role of finance...

Dec 16, 2024 · Chrystia Freeland cited differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over how to confront Donald Trump’s “America First” policies and threatened tariffs.

Jan 8, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 17, 2025 · Former finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland is entering the Liberal leadership race. In a sparsely worded post on the social media platform X on Friday morning, the former...

Jan 17, 2025 · 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 ruling Liberal Party.

Chrystia is running to be Leader of the Liberal Party and the next Prime Minister of Canada because she knows how to fight—and how to win. Raised on a farm in Peace River, Alberta, Chrystia Freeland has never backed down from a fight.

6 days ago · Mark J. Carney ’87 defeated three other Liberal Party candidates, including Chrystia A. Freeland ’90, in the race to be Canada’s prime minister. Carney speaks at a Liberal Party event ...

Feb 6, 2025 · Chrystia Freeland says as prime minister, she would have the country can reach its NATO defence spending goal by 2027 — five years ahead of the federal government's stated plan.

Jan 17, 2025 · TORONTO (AP) — Chrystia Freeland, whose abrupt resignation as finance minister last month forced Justin Trudeau's exit as prime minister, said she is running to be the next leader of the...

2 days ago · Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland ... Mark Carney is sworn in as prime minister during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday, March 14.