Shuffling Freeland would be a ‘mistake,’ says former Liberal justice minister Cotler

Media reports have suggested Chrystia Freeland may end up as the new intergovernmental affairs minister or the finance minister.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland pictured heading into a Liberal caucus meeting at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Nov. 7, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY Neil Moss

November 11, 2019

A former Liberal justice minister says moving Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland to a different cabinet role would be “a mistake” at a time of increasing authoritarianism around the globe. “[Ms. Freeland] has been so effective, [and] when you have the right person in the right place a...

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