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'''Chrystia Freeland''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] politician | '''Chrystia Freeland''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] politician that was previously serving as the [[Minister of Finance (Canada)|Minister of Finance]] and [[Deputy Prime Minister of Canada]]. | ||
== Political career == | |||
=== Resignation from cabinet === | |||
On Decembers 16, 2024 Freeland resigned from Trudeau's cabinet. She posted her resignation letter on social media.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=rabble.ca|title=Freeland’s departure challenges NDP to offer a progressive alternative to the Liberals|date=2024-12-17|url=https://rabble.ca/politics/canadian-politics/freelands-departure-challenges-ndp-to-offer-a-progressive-alternative-to-the-liberals/}}</ref> | |||
== Nazi sympathies == | |||
[[File:Trudeau Zelenskyy and Freeland giving Hunka a standing ovation.jpg|thumb|Freeland (the woman in the royal blue blazer behind [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]]) shown gleefully clapping for Hunka]] | |||
Freeland's maternal grandfather, [[Michael Chomiak]], was the editor-in-chief of ''[[Krakivs'ki Visti]]'', a [[Ukrainian language]] [[National Socialism|Nazi]] newspaper based in [[General Government (1939–1945)|Poland]] and [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Germany]] from 1940 to 1945.<ref name=":0">[[David Pugliese|Pugliese, David]] (2017-03-08).: ''Chrystia Freeland's granddad was indeed a Nazi collaborator – so much for Russian disinformation''. [[Ottawa Citizen]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170308224600/https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/chrystia-freelands-granddad-was-indeed-a-nazi-collaborator-so-much-for-russian-disinformation Archived] from [https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/chrystia-freelands-granddad-was-indeed-a-nazi-collaborator-so-much-for-russian-disinformation the original] on 2017-03-08. Retrieved on 2023-01-07.</ref> Freeland has praised her grandparents and their legacy on numerous occasions, writing in a now-deleted tweet that "they worked hard to return freedom and [[democracy]] to Ukraine" and that she was "proud to honour their memory."<ref>[[Aidan Jonah|Jonah, Aidan]] (2020-08-25).: ''On 'Black Ribbon Day' Canadian politicians whitewash the Holocaust, by pushing 'double genocide' theory''. [[The Canada Files]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20201214145320/https://www.thecanadafiles.com/articles/cpbrd Archived] from [https://www.thecanadafiles.com/articles/cpbrd the original] on 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2023-01-07.</ref> | |||
During the [[Yaroslav Hunka]] scandal in which a 98-year-old Ukrainian Nazi collaborator was invited to the [[Parliament of Canada|Canadian Parliament]] in September 2023, Freeland was one of the many members of the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]] who recognised Hunka and gave him a standing ovation for his service during the [[Second World War]]. While she later acknowledged that [[Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada)|Speaker of the House]] [[Anthony Rota]] made a mistake by inviting Hunka, Freeland never apologised for her own role in the incident. She did find plenty of time to warn about "[[Russian Federation|Russian]] propaganda" however.<ref>[[Eric Stober|Stober, Eric]] (2023-10-05).: ''Freeland warns of Russian propaganda after Putin comments on Hunka invite''. [[Global News]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231005205044/https://globalnews.ca/news/10007494/yaroslav-hunka-nazi-parliament-vladimir-putin/ Archived] from [https://globalnews.ca/news/10007494/yaroslav-hunka-nazi-parliament-vladimir-putin/ the original] on 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-11-29.</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:17, 6 January 2025
Chrystia Freeland is a Canadian Liberal politician that was previously serving as the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada.
Political career[edit | edit source]
Resignation from cabinet[edit | edit source]
On Decembers 16, 2024 Freeland resigned from Trudeau's cabinet. She posted her resignation letter on social media.[1]
Nazi sympathies[edit | edit source]
Freeland's maternal grandfather, Michael Chomiak, was the editor-in-chief of Krakivs'ki Visti, a Ukrainian language Nazi newspaper based in Poland and Germany from 1940 to 1945.[2] Freeland has praised her grandparents and their legacy on numerous occasions, writing in a now-deleted tweet that "they worked hard to return freedom and democracy to Ukraine" and that she was "proud to honour their memory."[3]
During the Yaroslav Hunka scandal in which a 98-year-old Ukrainian Nazi collaborator was invited to the Canadian Parliament in September 2023, Freeland was one of the many members of the House of Commons who recognised Hunka and gave him a standing ovation for his service during the Second World War. While she later acknowledged that Speaker of the House Anthony Rota made a mistake by inviting Hunka, Freeland never apologised for her own role in the incident. She did find plenty of time to warn about "Russian propaganda" however.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Freeland’s departure challenges NDP to offer a progressive alternative to the Liberals" (2024-12-17). rabble.ca.
- ↑ Pugliese, David (2017-03-08).: Chrystia Freeland's granddad was indeed a Nazi collaborator – so much for Russian disinformation. Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved on 2023-01-07.
- ↑ Jonah, Aidan (2020-08-25).: On 'Black Ribbon Day' Canadian politicians whitewash the Holocaust, by pushing 'double genocide' theory. The Canada Files. Archived from the original on 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ↑ Stober, Eric (2023-10-05).: Freeland warns of Russian propaganda after Putin comments on Hunka invite. Global News. Archived from the original on 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-11-29.