Chrystia Freeland

Chrystia Freeland (2018)

Christina Alexandra Freeland (born August 2, 1968) is a Canadian politician serving as the tenth and current deputy prime minister of Canada since 2019 and the minister of finance since 2020. A member of the Liberal Party, Freeland represents the Toronto riding of University—Rosedale in the House of Commons. She was first appointed to Cabinet following the 2015 federal election and is the first woman to hold the finance portfolio.

Quotes

• People don't just want to be rich and successful, they want to be good.
  • "A Startling Gap Between Us And Them In 'Plutocrats'", NPR, 15 October 2012

• Americans were happy to celebrate their super-rich and, at least sometimes, worry about their poor. But putting those two conversations together and talking about economic inequality was pretty much taboo.
  • "The Rise of the Plutocrats - Why have Americans been so tolerant of the rising gulf between rich and poor?", The Globalist, 19 November 2012

• Russia's presence at this meeting was like inviting an arsonist to a meeting of firefighters. That is because Russia is directly and solely responsible for the illegal invasion of Ukraine, and its economic consequences, which are being felt by us all.
  • Said about Sergey Lavrov participating in a G20 meeting during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, quoted in "Canada says Russian presence at G-20 meeting was 'absurd'", The Straits Times, 17 July 2022

• Of course, Alberta has the right to withdraw
  • Alberta would need to negotiate international agreements if it leaves Canada Pension Plan: Freeland (CP Published Nov 03, 2023 • Last updated 2 hours ago)