Chrystia Freeland has never been my favourite politician. Her positions are too left-leaning, her speaking style off-putting. Her interview with Secretary of State Hilary Clinton at the 2023 Liberal Convention was cringey in the extreme.  

But on Monday, Freeland revealed herself as a person of principle and great political savvy. When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to throw her under the bus, like he did with so many of her former colleagues, she didn’t submit. Instead, she ran him over. And she might not have just saved her pride, but Canada as well.