Politics doesn’t have to be the cruellest game, but that’s usually the way it is played. Right now, for instance, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is definitely being played.

Three weeks ago, the political pressure was on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Would he quit after the Liberals lost the ultra-safe seat of Toronto-St. Paul’s? Former Liberal ministers openly <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;called&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/number-of-former-liberal-ministers-call-for-trudeau-to-resign&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/number-of-former-liberal-ministers-call-for-trudeau-to-resign" target="_blank">called</a> for new leadership as did one current <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;backbencher&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wayne-long-trudeau-resignation-1.7250241&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wayne-long-trudeau-resignation-1.7250241" target="_blank">backbencher</a>, Wayne Long.

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is definitely being played{ai:summary}<p>Chrystia Freeland finds herself in the crosshairs of political power plays, while Trudeau faces calls for new leadership after a significant defeat in Toronto-St. Paul's. #politics</p>

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