When CHIP 101.9 scheduled an interview with Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel for a review of 2024, we couldn’t anticipate that it would take place the same week as one of the most shocking days in the history of the current federal government, as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned Monday just before she was supposed to present the fall economic statement. The interview took place the afternoon of December 18.
Chatel, who earlier this year called for her caucus to vote on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership of the Liberal party, said that they had a similar discussion at their caucus meeting on Monday, but declined to comment on what was said.
In her resignation letter, Freeland referenced “costly political gimmicks” that the country couldn’t afford and Chatel pointed to the $250 cheques announced for certain income categories as a measure that didn’t hit the mark.
