A Liberal MP has said he would support former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland should she choose to pursue the leadership of the Liberal Party.
The statement by Liberal MP Sean Casey comes a day after Freeland’s Dec. 16 resignation, a move that caused significant turmoil within the government, just prior to the presentation of the Fall Economic Statement.
Casey was asked in a scrum with reporters if he thought Freeland should run for leader. He said “yes,” adding that he didn’t believe the way Freeland resigned was a leadership launch, and that she “deserved better” from the prime minister.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Freeland on Dec. 13 he no longer wanted her to be finance minister, and instead offered her a different position in cabinet. Freeland resigned from cabinet with a letter posted to social media several hours before she was scheduled to deliver the Fall Economic Statement. The letter said stepping down was the only “honest and viable path” for her….