NPR News: 12-16-2024 8PM EST

193.032 - 214.558 Janine Herbst

Chrystia Freeland, Canada's deputy prime minister and finance minister, resigned from the cabinet today, citing differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over how to deal with President-elect Donald Trump and his threatened tariffs and a possible trade war. On X, Freeland said Trudeau told her he didn't want her to serve as finance minister anymore, offering her another cabinet position.