The country’s transport and internal trade minister is stepping down.
In a post on social media, Tuesday, Chrystia Freeland announced she is leaving Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet and will not reoffer in the next federal election.
“I am forever grateful to my constituents for trusting me and electing me five times, and I would like to thank Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Trudeau for the privilege of serving in their cabinets over the past decade,” reads the post.
Freeland served as finance minister and deputy prime minister in Trudeau’s cabinet but resigned last December shortly before Trudeau himself stepped away.
She ran for the Liberal Party leadership but lost to Carney in March before becoming a member of his cabinet.
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