Chrystia Freeland says in her new book that she was encouraged by former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien to resign from Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, as the prime minister prepared to remove her as finance minister in late 2024.
In Freeland’s new book “Unreliable Boyfriend”—which details her time in Trudeau’s cabinet and dealing with trade negotiations with the United States—she also provides details on how her relationship with former Prime Minister Trudeau soured. The book’s title refers not to Trudeau, but to the United States under President Donald Trump.
The former deputy prime minister wrote that in November 2024, as rumours circulated on Parliament Hill that Trudeau was preparing to replace her with Mark Carney, she called Chrétien for advice. According to Freeland, Chrétien told her that her loyalty to Trudeau had reached its logical limit….