Freeland says she has ‘confidence’ to do her job after reports of tension

Chrystia Freeland says she has nan “confidence” she needs to proceed serving arsenic lawman premier curate and finance minister, aft reports of “tension” betwixt her and nan premier minister’s agency complete her handling of nan economical file.

“To service arsenic curate successful a cabinet, you do request nan support and assurance of nan premier minister. That is particularly existent for nan lawman premier curate and finance minister,” Freeland said Tuesday astatine a news convention successful Markham, Ont.

“I do person nan assurance that I request to do my job.”

Freeland was asked many times astir nan increasing speculation related to her governmental future.

“I walk very small clip emotion sorry for myself,” she said. “I cognize that location are millions and millions and millions of Canadians who activity overmuch harder than immoderate of nan dignitaries opinionated down this podium and who do it for little money and little acclaim,” she answered.

The mobility stemmed from a study successful nan Globe and Mail astir nan presently “tense” narration betwixt nan finance curate and premier minister’s office.

According to nan Globe, nan PMO says Freeland has been “ineffective astatine trading nan government’s economical policies” arsenic nan Liberals’ fame continues to tank.

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The Globe and erstwhile reporting from nan Toronto Star said nan erstwhile politician of nan Bank of Canada and nan Bank of England Mark Carney is being recruited arsenic Freeland’s imaginable successor.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked astir nan possibility of replacing Freeland pinch Carney, but insisted she has his “full confidence.”

“In regards to Chrystia, she has been a adjacent friend and state and partner successful doing really large things for Canada and will proceed to be,” Trudeau told reporters past Thursday astatine nan NATO acme successful Washington, D.C.

— pinch files from Craig Lord