Front Burner

Can Trudeau survive Freeland's resignation?

A scathing resignation letter has triggered an unprecedented leadership crisis for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. What triggered it, and can he hang on as leader?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland hold a press conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland hold a press conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

Chrystia Freeland's bombshell resignation as finance minister has thrown Justin Trudeau's fragile government into chaos. The decisions that led to this are raising questions about the Prime Minister's judgment, loyalties, leadership and ability to stay in power.

Paul Wells and Stephen Maher are our guests. 

Paul has a substack under his own name and has written about Canadian politics for decades. 

Stephen is a longtime federal politics reporter and author of The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau.

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