Last Friday, the prime minister fired his finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, who shocked the country by resigning from cabinet on Monday, hours before the fall economic statement (FES) was set to be tabled. Yet obvious tension between the two made the resignation less surprising, especially since the FES abandoned any lingering pretense of fiscal prudence, along with Freeland’s primary fiscal guardrail — a cap on the 2023-24 deficit at $40.1 billion.

It's hard to see how Trudeau can survive the resignation of Chrystia Freeland and an economically devastating fall economic statement{ai:summary}<p>The prime minister dismissed finance minister Chrystia Freeland, who then unexpectedly resigned just before the fall economic statement was to be presented. This resignation highlighted existing tensions, particularly as the statement dropped any commitment to fiscal prudence and abandoned the deficit cap of $40.1 billion. </p><p>#politics</p>

Joe Oliver: We're witnessing the implosion of the Trudeau Liberals in real time

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