US EditionLongtime Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland’s resignation takes effect today
Freeland leaves a safe Liberal seat vacant, triggering a byelection and reducing the government to two seats short of a majority, while advising Ukraine in an unpaid role.
- On Jan. 9, 2026, Chrystia Freeland's resignation takes effect as she begins a voluntary advisory role with the Ukrainian government.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Freeland economic adviser Monday, and the Rhodes Trust said she will become CEO starting July 1, relocating to Oxford, U.K.
- Saying the post is unpaid, Freeland noted she consulted the ethics commissioner and `followed his advice,` while Opposition MPs argued she should have resigned earlier, sparking backlash in Ottawa.
- A byelection must now be called in University‑Rosedale riding , with the writ issued between 11 and 180 days by Elections Canada, making March the earliest possible date.
- With the Commons split 170–172, Prime Minister Mark Carney faces a two-seat shortfall despite last year's gains when two Conservative MPs crossed the floor, raising questions amid diplomatic vacancies.
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Chrystia Freeland’s Very Strange Goodbye
To say that Chrystia Freeland’s resignation on Wednesday—effective Friday, January 9—wasn’t as well timed and executed as her December 2024 departure as Justin Trudeau’s finance minister and deputy prime minister would be an understatement. Previous to that, Freeland posted to her social media channels, this past Monday, that she had accepted a voluntary role as an economic advisor to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The position meant t…
The resignation of former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland as a Member of Parliament takes effect this Friday, as she accepts a new volunteer position as an advisor to the Ukrainian government.
The resignation of former Minister Chrystia Freeland as a Member of Parliament takes effect on Friday; she has accepted a position of Advisor for Ukraine.
Longtime Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland's resignation takes effect today
OTTAWA — Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland’s resignation as a member of Parliament takes effect today as she takes up a new voluntary role advising the Ukrainian government. Freeland’s absence from the Liberal caucus will leave Prime Minister Mark Carney two seats short of a majority government, despite his party’s gain of a pair of […]
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