🇨🇦 - Chrystia Freeland, Canada's deputy prime minister, has announced her resignation as finance minister, citing a "disagreement" with Justin Trudeau. In a statement, she said the "only honest path" was to leave cabinet, saying she no longer had the prime minister's confidence.
For his part, Justin Trudeau could resign from his post as Prime Minister, which would provoke new early elections in the country.
🇨🇦 - Chrystia Freeland, Canada's deputy prime minister, has announced her resignation as finance minister, citing a "disagreement" with Justin Trudeau. In a statement, she said the "only honest path" was to leave cabinet, saying she no longer had the prime minister's confidence.
For his part, Justin Trudeau could resign from his post as Prime Minister, which would provoke new early elections in the country.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been a driving force in markets for the past few weeks. But the Ukraine Crisis Media Center's Tsekhanovska points out that communications are often down in zones most affected by the war, making this sort of cross-referencing a luxury many cannot afford. Stocks dropped on Friday afternoon, as gains made earlier in the day on hopes for diplomatic progress between Russia and Ukraine turned to losses. Technology stocks were hit particularly hard by higher bond yields. "Like the bombing of the maternity ward in Mariupol," he said, "Even before it hits the news, you see the videos on the Telegram channels." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video message on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces "destroy the invaders wherever we can."
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