It took Chrystia Freeland’s exit letter for the former federal finance minister to say what business leaders, and a vast chunk of the population, have long wanted to hear her tell Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
It’s time to get serious, said Ms. Freeland as she quit the federal cabinet on Monday, after Mr. Trudeau told her on Friday he planned to move her out of the Finance Department. Time to “recognize the gravity of the moment” by partnering with premiers to face the existential threat posed by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s planned tariffs. Time to deal with persistent productivity problems.
