In 2013 Chrystia Freeland quit journalism and ran for Parliament as a Liberal in what was then seen as a significant endorsement of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s takeover of the party’s leadership. Once he was in power, Ms. Freeland became what Mr. Trudeau called his “minister of everything.” Then just over a year ago, she began the end of Mr. Trudeau’s career in politics with a resignation letter as finance minister that contained a stinging rebuke of his policies.
On Friday, Ms. Freeland’s political career came to its slow end as she officially stepped down from the House of Commons to take on an unpaid, part-time role as an adviser to Ukraine on economic development.
