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Freeland leaving cabinet for Ukraine envoy position: CBC News
Chrystia Freeland, fluent in Ukrainian and former finance minister, will focus on aiding Ukraine's reconstruction amid ongoing conflict as Canada's special envoy, a role leveraging her expertise.
- Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland is resigning from her role to become Canada’s special envoy to Ukraine, as announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
- Freeland stated, 'I do not intend to run in the next federal election,' thanking her constituents and colleagues in her resignation announcement.
- Freeland has previously served in significant roles, including as G7 Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, demonstrating deep knowledge of Ukrainian affairs.
- Freeland has been a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a 'war criminal' and advocating for sanctions against Russia since 2014.
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LeBlanc, MacKinnon take over for Freeland as she leaves Carney's cabinet (Canada)
Chrystia Freeland abruptly left Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet on Tuesday to take on a new role as Canada's special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Freeland's decision to step down from Carney's front bench prompted a hastily organized mini-cabinet shuffle late in the day at Rideau Ha...
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CP LeBlanc, MacKinnon take on internal trade, transport as Freeland quits
OTTAWA — Federal cabinet ministers Dominic LeBlanc and Steven MacKinnon are taking on additional responsibilities to fill roles previously held by departing minister Chrystia Freeland.
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