Canada’s Finance Minister Resigns As Unpopular Trudeau’s Future Hangs In The Balance

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, announced that she was resigning from the Cabinet.
It was a move that stunned the country and raised questions about how much longer the unpopular Trudeau can stay in his job.
Freeland, who was also deputy prime minister, said that Trudeau told her on Friday that he no longer wanted her to serve as finance minister and that he offered her another role in the Cabinet. But she declined in her resignation letter saying they’ve been at odds about the best path forward.
Freeland and Trudeau disagreed about a two-month sales tax holiday and $250 Canadian ($175) checks to Canadians that were recently announced.