Article contentAs he introduced Canadians to their first female finance minister on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made clear that he and Chrystia Freeland were not about to waste the moment. Try refreshing your browser, or The finance minister and the PM: Trudeau and Freeland face a political dynamic that breeds friction Back to videoTo get to this moment, Trudeau has seen off a procession of people who have stood in his way. Trudeau’s former foreign minister Stéphane Dion was among the first to pay for butting heads with the prime minister. Trudeau reportedly froze him out, never meeting with him, and eventually shipped him off to the EU as a special adviser. She was followed shortly by the highly respected health minister, Jane Philpott, who was thrown out after allying herself with Wilson-Raybould.

Source: National Post August 22, 2020 12:00 UTC