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.
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.
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland argues Canada can turn the tables on U.S. President Donald Trump and avoid massive U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods by scaring key American businesses. The former finance minister said her plan calls for the immediate release of a long list of $200 billion in retaliatory tariffs to deter Trump from making good on his threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports as soon as February.
Former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada
Former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to run to lead the country's Liberal Party. In a statement posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday, Freeland said she would hold a formal campaign launch in the coming days,
New numbers from Abacus Data show that 33 per cent of respondents view the former Bank of Canada governor positively, compared to 29 per cent for the former finance minister.
Chrystia Freeland, former finance minister and candidate for Canadian prime minister, suggests a 'retaliation list’ of targeted U.S. exports if Trump imposes tariffs. She plans to restrict U.S. companies from Canadian procurement and convene a global summit to counteract threats to Canada’s sovereignty.
In a recent French-language interview, Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland spoke highly of Quebec's cap and trade market, suggesting something like it is needed nationwide. But there's one problem.
Freeland is also calling for a “buy Canadian” plan in the event Trump moves ahead on the tariffs, threatening to cut off the U.S. from Canadian government procurement — with the exception of defence.
Freeland said that, should President Trump impose a 25% tariff on Canadian imports as he has promised, Canada must 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.
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.
Chrystia Freeland announced this morning that she will enter the leadership race for the head of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada.