Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from her position due to a disagreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Freeland sent her resignation letter to Trudeau just hours before he was due to deliver the annual government budget statement today (Monday).
In her letter, she said she "did not agree with Trudeau on the best path for Canada's growth."
Trudeau also made it clear that he no longer wanted her as the government's top economic adviser.
In recent days, Freeland and Trudeau have clashed over a plan to give Canadians $250.
Freeland has criticized the plan as a political ploy that would impose an unaffordable cost on Canada.
US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on imported goods, which economists have warned will hit Canada's economy hard.
"This issue will be a major challenge for Canada," Freeland said in her letter.
Freeland, who took office as finance minister in 2020, played a key role in leading Canada through the COVID-19 crisis.
Even after resigning, Freeland plans to remain a Liberal MP and run again in the upcoming election.
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