US EditionFreeland says she's stepping down as MP on Friday
Chrystia Freeland resigns after accepting an unpaid advisory role to Ukraine's president, stepping down from her MP seat and special representative duties amid conflict of interest concerns.
- On Friday, January 9, Chrystia Freeland will vacate her University–Rosedale seat, which she announced in a social media post on Jan. 7, 2026.
- Earlier this week, Freeland accepted a voluntary unpaid, part-time advisory role to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whom she said offered the post on Dec. 22 and informed Prime Minister Mark Carney on Dec. 24, stepping aside from her reconstruction role.
- Opposition MPs and ethics critics demanded she resign before advising another nation's leader, arguing the role posed a conflict of interest, while Freeland said she consulted the ethics office and `followed his advice`.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Freeland's Ukraine role was consistent with plans to resign as MP, he learned on Dec. 24 and did not ask her to stay, noting tight votes could be affected.
- She will become CEO of the Rhodes Trust on July 1 and move to the U.K., ending a decade in Parliament with senior cabinet roles including finance minister and deputy prime minister.
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The Kremlin media and official representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry spread another manipulation against Christy Freeland. This time the reason was her appointment as an adviser to the President of Ukraine. StopFake has figured out why her ancestor's accusation of “Nazi complicity” is a classic example...
Chrystia Freeland to Resign as MP on Friday After Taking Advisory Post With Ukrainian Government
Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland says she will step down from Parliament on Jan. 9, after initially saying she would resign in a few weeks due to recently accepting a position as an adviser to the Ukrainian government. Freeland’s Jan. 7 announcement comes following criticism from opposition NDP and Conservative MPs, who said Freeland should have already resigned as an MP before accepting a position advising the government…
Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland to resign from Parliament by week's end
Former Liberal finance minister Chrystia Freeland said she plans to vacate her seat in the House of Commons by week’s end after facing heat from the opposition to do so immediately after accepting a voluntary advisory role with the Ukrainian government.
Chrystia Freeland, a long-time Liberal MP and former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, will officially leave Parliament on Friday.
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