US EditionFormer deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland to resign from Parliament
Chrystia Freeland takes on an unpaid advisory role for Ukraine’s reconstruction, intensifying calls for her resignation from Canadian Parliament amid minority government concerns.
- On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland as an economic development adviser, praising her experience attracting investment and driving economic transformations.
- Because of her background and experience, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, wants Chrystia Freeland, Liberal MP and former deputy prime minister, to organise an international advisory council on reconstruction.
- The role is reported as not full time and unpaid, officials say Prime Minister Mark Carney must decide if Freeland can hold both roles, and Freeland's office did not immediately respond.
- Freeland has not formally announced any plan to resign and Conservatives, citing Michael Chong, said `One cannot be a Canadian MP and an adviser to a foreign government`, while her stepping down would trigger a byelection in a minority Parliament.
- She was named incoming CEO of the Rhodes Trust and will move to the U.K. for the July 1 role, following Prime Minister Mark Carney's $2.5 billion package as Canada's total aid reached $22 billion.
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Canada welcomes appointment of Chrystia Freeland as Economic Development Advisor to Ukraine – Carney
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed the appointment of Chrystia Freeland as Economic Development Advisor to Ukraine, emphasizing her unique qualifications for the role and Canada's unwavering support for Ukraine at this crucial moment for the country.
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Ex-Canadian foreign minister appointed economic advisor in Ukraine
Liberal politician Chrystia Freeland, Canada's former minister of finance and foreign affairs, said Monday she will leave Parliament in Ottawa to work as an economic advisor to Ukraine.
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Freeland steps down as Canada's Ukraine envoy, will resign as MP soon
UPDATE 2:10 p.m. Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland says she is stepping down as the prime minister's special representative for the reconstruction of Ukraine and will also leave Parliament in the coming weeks.
Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland to resign from Parliament
Former longtime cabinet minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland says she will resign from Parliament, just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced he’d appointed her as an advisor on economic development.
Appointed advisor to President Zelensky, Chrystia Freeland announces that she will leave her seat in the House of Commons in the coming weeks.
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