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Sources: Freeland Poised to Leave Cabinet for Ukraine Envoy Role

The potential shift reflects her deep ties to Ukraine and comes after a weekend visit to Kyiv.

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Chrystia Freeland, then Canada's foreign minister, in Washington in 2017
Chrystia Freeland is seen speaking during the English-language Liberal leadership debate in Montreal on Feb. 25.
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Overview

  • The Globe and Mail reports Chrystia Freeland is expected to depart her transport and internal-trade posts for a special international envoy position focused on Ukraine.
  • Freeland met separately Monday with Prime Minister Mark Carney and his chief of staff Marc-André Blanchard to discuss her future plans, according to the report.
  • An announcement could arrive as early as Tuesday afternoon, and she would remain an MP for now, unnamed sources told the paper.
  • Government House Leader Steve MacKinnon is expected to become transport minister, with Dominic LeBlanc assuming internal-trade duties, sources say.
  • Freeland, a former finance and foreign affairs minister of Ukrainian descent who speaks Ukrainian, visited Kyiv over the weekend with former prime minister Jean Chrétien.